FIRST ON amNY: NYC lays out five goals for more freight shipping with bikes, boats, and trains

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City officials released a framework Wednesday for how to make freight shipping in the Five Boroughs more environmentally friendly by moving more goods on boats, trains, and bikes rather than trucks.

The “Delivering Green” proposal by the Department of Transportation and the quasi-public Economic Development Corporation — which was first reported by amNewYork Metro — lays out five goals for the incoming Mayor Eric Adams administration to reduce the Big Apple’s reliance on gas-guzzling heavy-haulers.