are the first mile and the last mile problems the same 
the first mile problem is generally used in the context of public transit systems the first last mile is the distance between a traveler s origin or destination and a transit station reducing this distance is considered to be the solution to both the first mile and the last mile problem 1the bottom linethe last mile refers to the last stage in the delivery of media communication or physical goods to a consumer last mile logistics can be costly and require a significant amount of planning to be timely and efficient 