I think the best way that the city will be able to fix the issue is, honestly, with some type of delivery infrastructure or an increase in taxes on items that must be delivered.
Ideas -
1. Tubes that resemble skywalks to deliver packages with self-driving or remote-controlled carts? This will get the deliveries off the street and as close as they can get to their final destination. It should ease a good amount of congestion.
2. Add a delivery tax to cut-down on online ordering and encourage local shopping.
3. Get every local business to list their items online to compete with online marketplaces. The majority of local businesses still have no online presence (outside of social media where they seldom post). There is no way for me to know that the copy shop a few blocks over sells cheaper paper unless I actually go into the store. They're basically invisible to me. Local businesses, for some reason, do not feel the need to compete with online companies until it is too late.
4. Designate two or three days a week for deliveries in the city. Outside of those days, block delivery trucks. It may force delivery companies/businesses to more efficient with their logistics, delivering more to a specific neighborhood at one time than they would have otherwise.
IDK. I'm sure there are so many other (better) ideas. I wish YC Cities had a site like Hacker News specifically for posts focused on cities and urban living.
Ideas -
1. Tubes that resemble skywalks to deliver packages with self-driving or remote-controlled carts? This will get the deliveries off the street and as close as they can get to their final destination. It should ease a good amount of congestion.
2. Add a delivery tax to cut-down on online ordering and encourage local shopping.
3. Get every local business to list their items online to compete with online marketplaces. The majority of local businesses still have no online presence (outside of social media where they seldom post). There is no way for me to know that the copy shop a few blocks over sells cheaper paper unless I actually go into the store. They're basically invisible to me. Local businesses, for some reason, do not feel the need to compete with online companies until it is too late.
4. Designate two or three days a week for deliveries in the city. Outside of those days, block delivery trucks. It may force delivery companies/businesses to more efficient with their logistics, delivering more to a specific neighborhood at one time than they would have otherwise.
IDK. I'm sure there are so many other (better) ideas. I wish YC Cities had a site like Hacker News specifically for posts focused on cities and urban living.