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Talking Headways Podcast: The Logistics of Urban Deliveries

This week's guest is Tom Madrecki, director of urban innovation and mobility at UPS. Tom discusses the costs of congestion to UPS, and why streets that prioritize solo car trips don't work for walking, biking, or deliveries.
10:47 AM PDT on June 29, 2018

This week’s guest is Tom Madrecki, director of urban innovation and mobility at UPS. If you want to know how a huge logistics company like UPS thinks about city streets and transportation systems, don’t miss this one. Tom discusses the costs of congestion to UPS, and why streets that prioritize solo car trips don’t work for walking, biking, or deliveries.

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