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One-day deliveries are breaking our cities

• JCharante 7y ago
  I don't get the last bit, is it really better for traffic for me to Uber to a shoestore that may be several miles away from me, than to use Amazon Wardrobe to try on some shoes? Services with free return shipping have been invaluable to me as a college student who doesn't drive, since I can just walk down to my campus mailroom. I suppose that as someone who primarily receives shipments at a centralized location (a campus mailroom) then additional shipments don't really have a marginal cost. This article mentions New York City, where I assumed that a lot of people already lived in places with a centralized mailroom (at the base of buildings). Maybe the problem is with smaller residential buildings that disproportionately contribute to traffic?
  • lm28469 7y ago
    > I don't get the last bit, is it really better for traffic for me to Uber to a shoestore that may be several miles away That's where we fucked up, you didn't have to travel miles to find local shops back in the days, especially in large cities. I often try to buy local but it's such a pain in the ass now that online shopping killed every small local businesses. As always, convenience is a curse in disguise.
• heelix 7y ago
  The 'fix' the article suggests are common 'lockers' folks would go to pick up their stuff. Amazon has these - though they are not shared with other vendors. Super convenient when flying back and forth to a location. I can amazon prime a charger or something to a locker and have it in a day or two.
• deleted 7y ago
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