New Practitioner Paper Helps Cities Embrace Practical, Sustainable Delivery Solutions
As demand for urban deliveries soars, city governments are facing increasing pressure to reduce congestion, improve air quality, and create safer streets. The National Association of City Transportation Officials’ newest practitioner paper, Urban Delivery by Bike, offers a timely and practical guide to addressing this issue by supporting bike deliveries.
Most goods start or end their journey in cities. But the rise in delivery vehicles is straining already-congested curbside space and contributing to local pollution and safety risks, especially when drivers resort to double-parking or racing to meet tight schedules.
Cities across the U.S. and Canada are positioned to shift deliveries to bikes. Many are already taking action to support, regulate, and incentivize bike delivery as an alternative to traditional vehicle fleets.
Urban Delivery by Bike is designed to help city staff tailor their approach to local conditions—whether that’s helping out interested local businesses, incentivizing a switch to bike delivery, understanding regulatory barriers, or building out the right infrastructure.
What’s inside:
- Terms and Concepts to Know: Learn how bike deliveries operate—from food to freight.
- Essentials for Urban Delivery by Bike: Assess your city’s regulations, curbside delivery environment, and bike infrastructure.
- Strategies to Grow Delivery by Bike: Understand the potential strategies city staff can use to support delivery by bike.
- Work with Stakeholders: Understand the existing and potential stakeholders and their needs before deciding what changes to make.
- Actions to Support Delivery by Bike: Decide which next steps to take.
No matter a city’s size or current bike delivery conditions, Urban Delivery by Bike can help city staff harness the possibilities and benefits of deliveries by bike.
Join us on Tuesday, July 15th for a webinar on this new publication!
