NYC's Department of Transportation has a new idea to ease the congestion of delivery trucks in Manhattan while making last-last mile deliveries safer and more sustainable—filling the streets with wider pedal-driven cargo bikes.
The DOT is proposing changing its rule for cargo bikes to increase their width from 36 inches to 48 inches and to permit the addition of a fourth wheel, which the city says will make them easier to pedal while carrying heavier loads.
A 30-day public comment period on the proposed rule change began on Aug. 14, to culminate in a virtual public hearing scheduled for Sept. 13.
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