The push to quickly fulfill orders from Amazon and other online retailers has worsened gridlock and pollution. And the packages, often left unattended in lobbies and on doorsteps, are also luring thieves. Nearly 1.5 million packages are delivered daily in New York City …More packages mean more delivery trucks double-parking on city streets, contributing to air pollution with their idling engines and jamming busy roadways. To accommodate all those packages — and deliver them as quickly as possible — companies are working to build warehouses closer to where people live, my colleagues wrote. Some residents, however, are worried that warehouses could increase the number of diesel-spewing trucks on the streets.

Source: New York Times December 05, 2019 10:07 UTC