UPS Turns to Pedal Power to Tackle Seattle's Congested Streets
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United Parcel Service Inc. will try anything to deliver packages more efficiently -- even bicycles.
The company is testing motor-assisted cargo bikes in downtown Seattle to navigate in and around congested streets via bike lanes and sidewalks. The initiative has a nostalgic flair; the company was founded in the city more than a century ago with couriers making runs by bicycle, said Scott Phillippi, UPS’s senior director of maintenance and engineering.