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‘Microhubs’ pilot to ease impacts of truck delivery to begin in Brooklyn

Sites include Greenpoint, Clinton Hill as well as Manhattan’s Upper West Side

September 25, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff
Overweight trucks like these have caused substantial damage to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Under the microhubs plan, they could load their packages onto smaller vehicles at dedicated areas. Eagle file photo by Mary Frost
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New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced on Sept. 17 that the agency has taken a key step to authorize a local delivery hub pilot, a response to an increasing frustration with oversized trucks and delivery vehicles blocking traffic.

Read about Brooklyn's oversized vehicle issue.

The three-year “microhubs” pilot program will provide safe, dedicated spaces for truck operators to transfer deliveries onto smaller, safer and more sustainable modes of transportation for the last leg of delivery. These vehicles include e-cargo bikes, handcarts and smaller electric sprinter vans.

The Brooklyn Eagle previously reported that the microhub program is a remedy to the DOT’s enforcement issue, as the agency struggles to enforce its policies on large vehicles in the city.

Read about the microhub pilot program here.

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