package delivery

>- If I am not mistaken, developers get massive subsidies to do their
>stuff--in many cases, a free Interstate or six-lane road running
>there. The developer doing this project would probably not get such
>generous handouts, since they're not building any streets.

Often, developers have to build local streets to the standards set
by the municipality. The subsidies are in other forms, including
mortgages and insurance.

>- Would UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS, etc, be willing to make deliveries? I
>used to work for DHL, and my boss got mad when a local university cut
>a campus road off with bollards, forcing him to walk a bit or not
>drive straight through. I would also not be surprised if a handful of
>companies are not willing to do business with a place to which they
>can not drive straight to the building.

They've managed to provide service in Venice, so the CAN do it. They
may prefer not to.

Regards,



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