The Big Apple is set to launch a limited test of outdoor package lockers across the city with the hopes of slashing both the number of delivery thefts and truck-induced traffic jams.
The Big Apple is launching a plan to prevent ‘porch pirates’ from stealing an estimated 90,000 packages a day. The strategy: installing centralized lockers across all five boroughs to provide a safe alternative to New Yorkers who don’t have a secure area for package delivery.
Nearly 33 million packages annually are nicked or lost in transit, according to DOT, with many of the losses coming from apartment buildings that don’t have doormen or secure areas for drop-offs. The average household across the five boroughs gets at least one delivery a week, while 20% get at least four deliveries.
The announcement on Friday said that DOT is still working out the locations and only committed to the program being underway by ‘the summer.’ The price tag was not immediately available.
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