Toronto greenlights pilot project to replace delivery trucks with e-bikes in the Annex
and a package delivery company have launched a joint pilot project to bring small pick-up locations and delivery bikes to the city’s downtown.lot in the Spadina Avenue and Bloor Street area. It will act as a package delivery hub and a place for people to pick-up and drop-off parcels.
“Instead of the big trucks going up and down all the streets, you’re going to have bikes that are doing it,” Toronto Mayor John Tory explained at a Monday press conference.Tory said the transportation sector accounts for around 36 per cent of emissions in Toronto.
“Purolator’s Urban Quick Stop is our innovative approach to solving the many challenges of delivering in a busy urban environment like Toronto,” said John Ferguson, president and CEO of Purolator, in a statement.A second hub is scheduled to launch in September with another shipping container to be set-up, this time on Saint George Street between between Harbord and College streets.
The new delivery pilots are part of the City of Toronto’s goods movement strategy. The plan aims to improve reliability of delivery and limit negative impacts including emissions and congestion.
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