As the amount of e-commerce rises, so too does the number of deliveries.

The city’s Department of Transportation is launching a three-year pilot program to quite literally curb the number of box trucks on city streets.

“It's not about helping the private sector. It’s helping the consumers,” DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez announced on Tuesday the city will build up to 36 “microhubs” for delivery trucks to park at.

Truck operators then transfer packages to electric cargo bikes, handcarts or smaller electric sprinter vans for the last part of the delivery.

“If it alleviates the congestion, double-parking has made the side streets all but impassible a lot of the time, that would be a very good thing,” Upper West Side resident David Elsasser said.

The first five locations will be on the Upper West Side and in the Clinton Hill and Greenpoint neighborhoods.

Companies need a permit to use the hubs.

“We’re part of the problem too, in its own way. I think DOT should experiment,” Upper West Side resident Karyn Feiden said.

The permit costs $2,350 per location and $950 to renew the permit.

For the most part, Upper West Side residents are curious to see how successful of a program this will be.

“I’m all for innovation. I’m not sure how effective it will be, but I think they should give it a try,” Upper West Side resident Kristin Yockus said.

“I’m more in favor of facilitating traffic flow more than I am about preserving parking spaces, so for that reason, it sounds like a good idea,” Morningside resident Lisa Deutscher said.

Though, not everyone is supportive of the loss of roadway.

“I think these are really bad ideas that are being done to convenience businesses and to inconvenience people who live in the city,” Upper West Side resident Robert Brusca said.

During the pilot program, the DOT will collect data to see how well it works.