Envisioning a Future Urban Dronescape
"Bezos is proposing to build a fleet of small robotic eight-motored helicopters – drones – to carry individual packages under five pounds in weight within Publication Date: Mon, 12/09/2013
View ArticleSpecial Delivery: U.S. Postal Service and Groceries
In an effort to make up for tens of billions of lost revenue dollars over the past several years, the Postal Regulatory Commission "approved a plan for the U.S.Publication Date: Fri, 10/24/2014
View ArticleA Robot to Go the 'Last Mile'
John Markoff provides a dispatch from the front lines of the automated economy in Menlo Park, California, where entrepreneurs he recently witnessed the debut of a robot capable of autonomous...
View ArticleComing This Week to D.C. Metro Stations: Grocery Delivery
"Metro has partnered with the online grocer Peapod in a six-month pilot that allows you to order groceries online and pick them up as you exit the Metro during the evening rush hour," reports Luz...
View ArticleDebating the Role of Amazon Delivery Service in the Future Built Environment
Kea Wilson writes an entreaty for planners and others concerned about the built environment to devote more considerations to the impacts of the growing popularity of online retailer Amazon.Publication...
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Explosion of Deliveries Disrupts Streets
Changes in logistics mean more trucks, which has created problems that range from slowing down transit to endangering the lives of pedestrians.Publication Date: Thu, 06/08/2017
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Food Delivery Could Be the Secret to Uber's Success
Mike Isaac reports on the traction of transportation network company Uber in one perhaps surprising arena: food delivery.Publication Date: Sat, 09/23/2017
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For Delivery Workers in New York, a Crackdown on E-Bikes Threatens Livelihood
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration has stepped up enforcement on electric bikes. The NYPD has confiscated about a thousand bikes this year according to reporting from Deepti Hajela for The...
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