Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Delivery

Paris is lowering speed limits on most streets to 19 miles per hour by the end of August — but they're not the only European city showing up for vulnerable road users. Image: Joe Shlabotnik, CC

European Infra. Approach Highlights U.S. Shortcomings

By Streetsblog | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments

As the U.S. plods towards an underwhelming federal infrastructure deal that will funnel billions into building new roads for drivers, Europe makes strides towards saving its most vulnerable road users and the climate.

NYC Deliveristas March to Demand Protection

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments

"The bridge is one of the most dangerous in the city and a place where assaults and robberies are frequently committed," said Sergio Solano of El Diario de los Deliveryboys en la Gran Manzana.

OPINION: What I Learned Delivering for DoorDash

By Richard Robbins | Jun 24, 2021 | No Comments

E-bike workers are in an impossible bind — they have to break the law to earn a living. How we could fix it.

‘Uber’s Fantasy’: Bill Would Limit Gig-Worker Rights

By Dave Colon | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

A state proposal that would allow gig workers, such as the city's delivery riders, to form unions and bargain for wages would also undercut recent City Council efforts to give far more rights to those workers, advocates say.

OPINION: Stop the Shameful Treatment of Deliveristas

By Shabazz Stuart | Apr 27, 2021 | No Comments

These largely immigrant strivers occupy a crucial economic niche. They deserve safety, fairness, dignity and recognition.

The new USPS mail truck won applause from advocates last year for its wide range of pedestrian safety features — but they're less happy now that the agency has announced its plans to power most of them with fossil fuels. Photo: USPS.

The Best Thing About The New Mail Truck

By Kea Wilson | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments

If it looks like a duck ... it's probably a better-designed truck!

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