Ryan Lear on WNYC now a closer look at Mayor Eric Adams new proposal for a

Department of Sustainable Delivery for New York City. Department of

Sustainable Delivery.

Can the Mayor and City Council work together to tame the wild-last e-bike and moped

free-for-all we now have on New York City streets and sidewalks that's making many people feel unsafe and is causing some actual grievous harm.

Can they tame the two wheelers while respecting and supporting the delivery workers who depend

on them and maybe even make their jobs in their vehicle safer for them.

Does sustainable mean more climate friendly too?

And this isn't just about, say, Grub Hub and Uber Eat.

New Yorkers get so many packages delivered these days.

So there's even an idea in there for trucks

to stop at certain boundary points and have packages delivered those

final blocks to your door using cargo bikes in parts of the city. A lot of

people don't even know what a cargo bike is, we'll talk about that.

Those would change the mix of vehicles on the city streets yet again, we can at least say that.

Here's the mayor in his State of the City address last week unveiling the idea.

We cannot have Mopez speeding down our sidewalks and forcing people to jump out of the way.

You must also protect the drivers and delivery workers who show up for

New Yorkers at all times a day and night, all kinds of weather. That is why we are

in discussion with the City Council to create the Department of Sustainable

Delivery at first in the nation entity that will regulate new forms of

delivery transit and ensure their safety.

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