On: It's time to ban cars from Manhattan?

[markvdb]

The Velove Armadillo is a containerised last mile delivery cargo bicycle especially appropriate for dense city centers.

Its use is being expanded in Germany and the Netherlands, by DHL, the big German carrier.

https://www.velove.se/news/dhl-express-taking-the-next-step-...

[gmueckl → markvdb]

This is certainly a nice idea. But this is only usable for transporting smaller goods in small or medium amounts. This would not suffice to stock a busy grocery store, for example.

[markvdb → gmueckl]

Indeed. It won't replace the need for inner city car based transportation infrastructure, but it can shave off expensive peak car load.