07/11/2019
Say No to Cluster Mailboxes!
U.S. Postal Service Should Continue Curbside Delivery
Mail delivery is a basic function of the federal government, specifically authorized by Congress in the Constitution, and Americans value the dependable delivery of their mail.
Unfortunately, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has seen reduced revenues in recent decades because of competition with private express carriers, innovations in delivery services, and dramatically oscillating fuel prices.
In an effort to reduce delivery costs, the USPS in 2012 revised the Postal Operations Manual (POM) regarding mode of delivery, giving it autonomy to determine how deliveries to new addresses will be made. The USPS has chosen to move away from sidewalk and curbside delivery to delivery only to centralized Cluster Box Units (CBUs), Parcel Lockers, or centralized, wall-mounted mail boxes in new residential developments.
The USPS has chosen to move away from sidewalk and curbside delivery to delivery only to centralized Cluster Box Units (CBUs), Parcel Lockers, or centralized