Growth Management

Growth management standardizes planning for the addition of new delivery points. New growth was predominantly served through lower-cost means of delivery. The percentage of walking and “park-and-loop” deliveries declined, while more efficient curbline, cluster box, and centralized deliveries increased. Lower-cost rural delivery accounted for more than half of all new delivery points. The table below shows the number and growth of deliveries by type.

 

Delivery Points by Type of Delivery

Delivery Type

End of 2010

Change from 2009

City

87,988,731

317,765

Rural

40,091,572

387,360

Post Office Box

20,095,372

3,801

Highway Contract Route

2,679,786

30,654

Total

150,855,461

739,580