The number of food deliveries ordered via the apps DoorDash, UberEats and Grubhub doubled in Massachusetts during the pandemic. Researchers say the increase is boosting greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion:
The number of food deliveries ordered via the apps DoorDash, UberEats and Grubhub doubled in Massachusetts during the pandemic. Researchers from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, a planning agency for cities in the Greater Boston area, say the increase is boosting greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion.
The Massachusetts study was not able to obtain detailed data to assess which transportation modes are most commonly used in these deliveries, making it difficult to fully measure the impact of increased emissions.of food deliveries. “The [London] study found that intensive greenhouse gas emissions are associated with meal deliveries,” says Alison Felix, one of the Massachusetts report authors.
Felix recommends that the delivery apps share data with local governments to track their impact on emissions and traffic congestion. These requirements are already in place for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft.
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