Yes, I’m a big nerd and I listen to CBC Radio. In fact, I listen to The Current every day on my way into work.
Today they had a great segment about food truck politics. You should really check it out if you get a chance – listen here. The long and the short of it is that the established food culture (restaurants, restaurant associations, governments etc.) are scared that if food trucks are unleashed on Canadian cities that mayhem will ensue and that nobody will ever go to a restaurant again. Ever.
OK, maybe I’m being a bit dramatic, but I certainly don’t think a handful of well-regulated food trucks will mean a major syphoning of restaurant patrons. Some people want to sit while they eat in climate controlled comfort and that won’t ever change. Just pass a bylaw that says you can’t park within 50 feet of a restaurant and call it a day.
What do you think about food trucks? What kind of laws would you like to see around them? Would you be game to see more in your town?
Neato graphics thanks to MeanRedProductions. And yes, there is a real Big Gay ice cream truck in NYC.
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It works in so many other cities, why not Ottawa? I can promise you restaraunts in Calgary aren’t going out of business because of food trucks!!!