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> This system works, you get your parcels conveniently delivered close by and just walk there to pick it up. If the parcel is lightweight, it does not rain or

by kkfx 2y ago

> This system works, you get your parcels conveniently delivered close by and just walk there to pick it up. If the parcel is lightweight, it does not rain or snow, and those who get parcels are not too much because shops have a bit of room for parcels but not too much. Now imaging getting a washing machine or a fridge with this system. This system is a workaround working enough today since on-line retail is popular but not the most common solution to buy anything. In a not so far future though it will be common to buy foods, ANYTHING via web so, this system will not work anymore. Of course stores will probably disappear so there might be room for something else but anything get more and more complex, and still there is no viable solution for the green new deal. Already today I get Amazon delivered quickly here in the means than in a few dense cities "around here" (well, quoted because there are not much big cities around but in the dense costline in costal cities delivery is a bit slow than here, even if most parcels came from the coast).

piva00 2y ago
> If the parcel is lightweight, it does not rain or snow, and those who get parcels are not too much because shops have a bit of room for parcels but not too much. Now imaging getting a washing machine or a fridge with this system. This system is a workaround working enough today since on-line retail is popular but not the most common solution to buy anything. In a not so far future though it will be common to buy foods, ANYTHING via web so, this system will not work anymore. Of course stores will probably disappear so there might be room for something else but anything get more and more complex, and still there is no viable solution for the green new deal. I get parcels all the time during rain and snow, I live in Scandinavia, rain and snow is a constant thing for 8 months of the year, that is totally doable. How often do you think people are buying washing machines? Big items are delivered to home, no questions, but those are scheduled deliveries because no post worker is going to be dropping off your washing machine to the mailbox of the building. This system works, it's been working fine, I've bought a fridge and a stove and just scheduled a delivery where I waited at home and got my item, for the 99,9% of the other parcels I get them delivered to a packet station. The network of packet stations ensures there's enough room to deliver to the region, if needed they expand the network with more packet stations...
- kkfx 2y ago
  Well, surely buying a washing machine is not that frequent, and in not-too-dense cities like those common in Scandinavia they might be enough shops who became packet stations, I doubt they can be enough in denser cities like NY, Tokyo, Moscow etc though, however even if we can somewhat adapt to such little changes, the point remains: cities can't evolve. How can adapt for instance to the Green New Deal? Not small cities composed of little buildings but large ones composed of mid/high rise buildings? The point in the end is: we can adapt to many things and still living, but it's a smart idea do this or that only because we can somewhat adapt? Beware, the future of cities is the smart city, those with no more private ownership, whose where anyone can only move with some transporting services depending on it's schedule and so on. Maybe we can adapt, but it's a good thing?

by kkfx 2y ago

piva00 2y ago

> If the parcel is lightweight, it does not rain or snow, and those who get parcels are not too much because shops have a bit of room for parcels but not too much. Now imaging getting a washing machine or a fridge with this system. This system is a workaround working enough today since on-line retail is popular but not the most common solution to buy anything. In a not so far future though it will be common to buy foods, ANYTHING via web so, this system will not work anymore. Of course stores will probably disappear so there might be room for something else but anything get more and more complex, and still there is no viable solution for the green new deal. I get parcels all the time during rain and snow, I live in Scandinavia, rain and snow is a constant thing for 8 months of the year, that is totally doable. How often do you think people are buying washing machines? Big items are delivered to home, no questions, but those are scheduled deliveries because no post worker is going to be dropping off your washing machine to the mailbox of the building. This system works, it's been working fine, I've bought a fridge and a stove and just scheduled a delivery where I waited at home and got my item, for the 99,9% of the other parcels I get them delivered to a packet station. The network of packet stations ensures there's enough room to deliver to the region, if needed they expand the network with more packet stations...

kkfx 2y ago
Well, surely buying a washing machine is not that frequent, and in not-too-dense cities like those common in Scandinavia they might be enough shops who became packet stations, I doubt they can be enough in denser cities like NY, Tokyo, Moscow etc though, however even if we can somewhat adapt to such little changes, the point remains: cities can't evolve. How can adapt for instance to the Green New Deal? Not small cities composed of little buildings but large ones composed of mid/high rise buildings? The point in the end is: we can adapt to many things and still living, but it's a smart idea do this or that only because we can somewhat adapt? Beware, the future of cities is the smart city, those with no more private ownership, whose where anyone can only move with some transporting services depending on it's schedule and so on. Maybe we can adapt, but it's a good thing?