THE NIGHT-DROP OFF SOLUTION

摘要

Bikes are great for delivering smaller packages, but what about the bulk Items forcing trucks Into rush-hour traffic? The answer, say most transportation experts, Is simple: give businesses Incentives to deliver during off-peak hours-perhaps to storage lockers like the ones Amazon offers. Here's how Manhattan could benefit If at least 20% of all package drop-offs occurred after 10 p.m., according to Jose Holguln-Veras of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.