May 5, 2025 - In late January, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) announced that the agency plans to establish on-street ‘microhub zones’ as part of a local delivery hub pilot to address the negative environmental and public safety effects of truck deliveries.

The three-year ‘microhubs’ pilot program will see five locations provide safe, dedicated spaces for truck operators to transfer deliveries onto safer and more sustainable modes of transportation. E-cargo bikes, handcarts, and smaller electric sprinter vans will be responsible for the last leg of delivery. The agency will also install upgraded safety barriers and cargo bike corrals where needed.