The idea is to lessen the carbon footprint of the food delivery business without financially burdening the low-paid delivery riders. As an added benefit, getting workers out of cars and onto bikes should help reduce traffic and improve street safety.
Instead of getting gas rebates, these 35 workers will get a free electric bike through a pilot program run out of San Francisco's Department of the Environment.
App-based delivery drivers working for companies like Doordash, Instacart and Uber Eats will be selected for the program based on to-be-determined criteria, with a focus on social equity. The drivers will receive bikes, helmets, locks, saddle bags, rain jackets and other accessory gear free of charge and indefinitely. The program, administered by the nonprofit GRID Alternatives, will also include complimentary insurance as well as safety training from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
“The business case we would like to make is that you could earn more per mile per delivery on an e-bike than you would in a car,” Chu said.
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