1.5 Million Packages a Day : The Internet Brings Chaos to N.Y. Streets - The New York Times
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/nyregion/nyc-amazon-delivery.html?campaign_id=158&emc=edit_ot_20200506&instance_id=1
An Amazon order starts with a tap of a finger. Two days later — or even in a matter of hours — the package arrives. It seems simple enough. But to deliver Amazon orders and countless others from businesses that sell over the internet, the very fabric of major urban areas around the world is being transformed. And New York City, where more than 1.5 million packages are delivered daily, shows the impact that this push for convenience is having on gridlock, roadway safety and pollution. (...)
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