Instead of trucks coming in from outside NY bringing goods, they can move them by a boat to one of the ports. From the port the goods can be transported by smaller trucks that only cover the zone close to the port.
I am very skeptical of this plan, but if they’re accounting for all the additional traffic major port expansion will inevitably induce and are setting up comprehensive logistics hubs (and who’s paying for that, Amazon?) as part of the plan while actively banishing long-haul trucking from the scene, then I guess MAYBE it could work.
But damn, it sure sounds like a cobra tail bounty to me.
I’m getting fooled by the word “port” here. I don’t think I’d use the word port to describe a small barge hub like this.
I still very much doubt it will have a big impact on traffic. Not unless they can honestly be run faster and more efficiently than the old logistics hubs. Downs-Thomson still applies here. But if it’s part of a comprehensive plan to getting more small delivery vehicles (e.g. eBikes) onto the roads and backed up with further congestion taxes and other regulations on the shippers, I could see it as a good way to by some time while working on more solutions.
Instead of trucks coming in from outside NY bringing goods, they can move them by a boat to one of the ports. From the port the goods can be transported by smaller trucks that only cover the zone close to the port.
I am very skeptical of this plan, but if they’re accounting for all the additional traffic major port expansion will inevitably induce and are setting up comprehensive logistics hubs (and who’s paying for that, Amazon?) as part of the plan while actively banishing long-haul trucking from the scene, then I guess MAYBE it could work.
But damn, it sure sounds like a cobra tail bounty to me.
More detailed info on this article:
https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/new-york/2024/02/12/nyc-plans-6-new-water-hubs-replacing-truck-freight-with-barges/
Thanks, that’s interesting.
I’m getting fooled by the word “port” here. I don’t think I’d use the word port to describe a small barge hub like this.
I still very much doubt it will have a big impact on traffic. Not unless they can honestly be run faster and more efficiently than the old logistics hubs. Downs-Thomson still applies here. But if it’s part of a comprehensive plan to getting more small delivery vehicles (e.g. eBikes) onto the roads and backed up with further congestion taxes and other regulations on the shippers, I could see it as a good way to by some time while working on more solutions.
It should take traffic off the bridge and tunnels, which is arguably the most expensive kind of traffic for Manhattan.