Post Office

Historic post office proposed redo includes rentalsSignOnSanDiego.comThe E Street post office, immediately south of the Central Library between Eighth and Ninth streets, would be redeveloped with a 20-story apartment tower. — Davy Architecture The post office tower from the south shows how the existing service-entrance … More: continued here

Events appear to be moving quickly toward a decision on the future of the Cook Street post office and 300 jobs in Springfield. More: continued here

New York Times How to Help the Post OfficeNew York TimesMaking the Postal Service 'act like a business' in fact increases bloat and gives a big boost to bulk mail industry. Instead of maintaining its current archaic configuration, the US Postal Service should locate its services where people are: grocery …

Austin American-Statesman (blog) US Postal Service to close downtown San Marcos officeAustin American-Statesman (blog)Appearing before the City Council this evening, Sandi Rybicki, a representative from the Postal Service, said splitting services between the two facilities is inefficient and economically unfeasible. However, unlike as with the post offices at risk of …

Ten mail processing centers in Texas are among 252 nationwide that will close in a $3 billion money-saving move by the government. People in one East Texas town are already dealing with the aftermath of their post office shutting down. More: continued here

The Postal Service has said revenues are so cut so low that the post office plans to shut down more than 200 mail-processing centers, including the one at the 34th Street post office. More: continued here

expressandstar.com 'Extra cost' of post office closureThe Press AssociationThe closure of village post offices leads to "significant" extra costs for small firms, forces customers to make lengthy journeys and often sparks the closure of a local store, according to research. Consumer Focus said customers will be at the sharp …'Extra …

The Post Office is actually very efficient and low cost at its “core business” But it is failing because it did not shift with market needs. Because it is restricted in what it can do, and nobody cares about letter delivery any longer, it is headed for the graveyard. More, …

Already mocked by some as “snail mail,” first-class U.S. mail will slow even more by next spring under plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to eliminate more than 250 processing centers. Nearly 30,000 workers would be laid off, too, as the post office struggles to respond to a shift …

Los Angeles Times Slower Service Expected as Post Office Looks to Shutter Processing CentersPatch.comPost office officials say the 252 mail processing centers slated for closure nationwide — part of a $3 billion savings plan — will avert bankruptcy next year. In total, an estimated 28000 jobs will be cut. By …