New York City Waterway Freight  Removing cars and trucks from the streets, major package sorting facilities situated along the East River and much broader use of the city's extensive waterfront might serve as the genesis of one vision for reinventing freight delivery in New York City based on UPS' Worldport ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldport ) and profiled in National Geographic’s series "Ultimate Factories" series in the episode on UPS.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/ultimate-factories/3330/Overviewtab-Videos/05351_00If you look at a map including Newark Airport, Newark Bay, New York Harbor, Manhattan and the East River a UPS Worldport-class sorting facility (accessible to all carriers and the US Mail) on Newark Bay can provide direct water access to New York City waterfronts eliminating the need for trucking.
Of course, water-borne freight vehicles can be adapted to carry passengers with very nice travel options and cost reductions.
In the city, small electric pallet trucks and electric vehicles can deliver freight the final 2000 feet and customers can also pick up their packages if they choose.
Freight going further into the boroughs can use other sensible methods of delivery. |