New Platform to Report Double-Parking and Blocked Lanes by Loading and Unloading Vehicles

By Hamodia Staff

Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez of the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) today announced a new platform where New Yorkers can report double-parking and blocked bike and bus lanes which commonly are a result of vehicles loading and unloading. The public feedback gathered will be used by NYC DOT to identify locations to set up future loading zones.

“We want New Yorkers to help us pin down double parking and blocked bus and bike lanes across our city,” Rodriguez said. “Our new web platform will empower New Yorkers to join the conversation about where problems exist and where we can build new loading zones across the five boroughs.”

Users will be able to place a pin on a map to identify these areas that commonly involve the loading and unloading of passengers and/or goods, which will be used by NYC DOT to determine where additional loading zones should be located citywide.

As of March 2023, over 2,000 loading zones have been established, and an additional 500 or more new loading zones will be added per year on a rolling basis.

The local delivery hubs, known as microhubs, will provide designated curbside or off-street locations for delivery trucks to unload items onto smaller, lower-emissions vehicles or human-powered modes of transportation like cargo bikes and hand carts for the final leg of deliveries.