08-01-2017, 12:48 AM
(07-31-2017, 01:17 PM)nms Wrote: This sounds like an urban design problem. Delivery companies count on their staff being able to make their pickup and drop off in a timely manner. This requires the ability to find a spot close to their destination to leave their vehicle of choice.
Sure, the city has a role to play in both carrot (delivery spots) and stick (enforcement of bike lane rules), but it's not the full story. I don't think that being able to leave one's "vehicle of choice" close to every destination should be a design goal for a city. In dense urban areas, smaller delivery vehicles can be a more appropriate alternative to large delivery trucks, even if delivery companies would prefer to use the latter. I've seen 18-wheelers do regular deliveries by parking in the Water Street bike lanes in downtown Kitchener; that's not OK, and neither does it mean 18-wheeler loading bays should be littering downtown.