"Online shopping enthusiasts, take note: According to a new report released by the city Comptroller's office on Monday, more deliveries leads to increased traffic crashes and poor air quality, prompting a call for stricter citywide safety regulations. New Yorkers are buying more online, resulting in crowded streets, increased traffic crashes, and air quality issues, according to a new report published by the NYC Comptroller's office."
"NYC Comptroller Brad Lander's deep-dive into NYC's last-mile delivery routes, dubbed Fast Shipping, Slow Justice, found that neighborhoods with last-mile facilities saw a 78% increase in injury-causing crashes. Injuries within a half-mile radius increased by an average of 16%. Last-mile facilities are warehouses that companies such as Amazon and FedEx, use for sorting and dispatching packages to their final destinations. Delivery workers often use trucks, e-bikes that can hold cargo and hand carts to get their packages to customers in NYC."
Increasing online shopping in NYC has led to more deliveries, crowded streets, higher crash rates, and worsening air quality. Neighborhoods near last-mile facilities experienced a 78% rise in injury-causing crashes and a 16% average increase in injuries within a half-mile. Truck-related crashes around last-mile warehouses rose 146% and truck-injury crashes increased 137%. Sixty-eight percent of last-mile facilities are located in designated Environmental Justice Areas such as Maspeth, Red Hook, East New York, and Hunts Point. The city has opened sustainable delivery hubs that enable trucks to offload goods for transport via cargo bikes and push carts.
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