Ban Food Trucks?

[heironymouspasparagus]

Allow me to help you get the image of a vegan bbq sandwich out of your head.


You are welcome!

Thank you!!  I was REALLY needing that today....!!

Ray's tonight for dinner, since am stuck in Norman today!!

[Conan71]

Thank you!!  I was REALLY needing that today....!!

Ray's tonight for dinner, since am stuck in Norman today!!

Van's Pig Stand has a new location at 19th and Tower Drive in Moore.  Just opened a few weeks ago.  I had lunch there last week, great ribs!

[heironymouspasparagus]

Van's Pig Stand has a new location at 19th and Tower Drive in Moore.  Just opened a few weeks ago.  I had lunch there last week, great ribs!

Have heard a lot about them and went there once about 6 or 7 years ago...different place, I think.  May have to just do that tomorrow!  I missed ribs tonight due to car maintenance.'

[Conan71]

Have heard a lot about them and went there once about 6 or 7 years ago...different place, I think.  May have to just do that tomorrow!  I missed ribs tonight due to car maintenance.'

I had eaten at the one in Shawnee years ago.  Their rub is really good, sauce as well. Seems to be actually smoked and not chemically forced. As you know, sides matter little to me, but their fried okra and slaw were really good.

[Radvlad]

Food trucks are a big thing now. Every major city has them and there is no reason for Tulsa to try and prevent them. This state is backwards enough, lets not get to the point that we need to prohibit free enterprise. Food trucks are a great option for breakfast and lunch.

[BKDotCom]

This state is backwards enough

Hold that thought.   I'm sure we could take this backwards thing a lot further.   It could really set us apart.  Bring in some big tourism dollars for our backwards ways

[patric]

Food trucks are a big thing now. Every major city has them and there is no reason for Tulsa to try and prevent them. This state is backwards enough, lets not get to the point that we need to prohibit free enterprise. Food trucks are a great option for breakfast and lunch.

Food trucks are too small... not big enough to accommodate the ten officers it takes to inspect licenses.
http://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=19819.0

[Gaspar]

Food trucks are too small... not big enough to accommodate the ten officers it takes to inspect licenses.
http://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=19819.0

I'm sure the new regulations will require them to be larger to accommodate the enforcement team and still meet fire safety regulations.

[davideinstein]

Food trucks are a big thing now. Every major city has them and there is no reason for Tulsa to try and prevent them. This state is backwards enough, lets not get to the point that we need to prohibit free enterprise. Food trucks are a great option for breakfast and lunch.

Just got back from Chicago and was told they have a 500 foot rule with a limited amount of permits. So saying every major city has them is false. I saw one the entire time I was there.

[RecycleMichael]

The rule that I want to see written is related to outside generators. There is a truck that occasionally parks at 3rd and Main that has a generator that makes it hard to hear yourself think.

[BKDotCom]

Just got back from Chicago and was told they have a 500 foot rule with a limited amount of permits. So saying every major city has them is false. I saw one the entire time I was there.

So you saw a food truck in Chicago and say Chicago doesn't have food trucks?  

http://www.chicagofoodtruckfinder.com/  lists 65 and says there are two open at this very minute.

Food trucks are hard:
http://voices.suntimes.com/business-2/grid/food-trucks-chicago/#.U4QNtii0OOw

[BKDotCom]

There is a truck that occasionally parks at 3rd and Main that has a generator that makes it hard to hear yourself think.

I leave the office to avoid thinking.

[davideinstein]

So you saw a food truck in Chicago and say Chicago doesn't have food trucks?  

http://www.chicagofoodtruckfinder.com/  lists 65 and says there are two open at this very minute.

Food trucks are hard:
http://voices.suntimes.com/business-2/grid/food-trucks-chicago/#.U4QNtii0OOw

I was just pointing out they are heavily regulated in major cities. To say we are going "backwards" by regulating them is just a bias opinion.

Only 2 open with 65 total is not a lot for a city with the size and density of Chicago. Some cities have a lot with limited regulations, and others are heavily regulated.

[Snowman]

I was just pointing out they are heavily regulated in major cities. To say we are going "backwards" by regulating them is just a bias opinion.

Only 2 open with 65 total is not a lot for a city with the size and density of Chicago. Some cities have a lot with limited regulations, and others are heavily regulated.

Heavy regulation often comes from either the city (whatever government or organization) does not want them at all or already has larger established players that want as little new competition as possible. Some level of regulations are one thing but most will be out of business due to funding before regulations.

[Conan71]

If a city like Chicago has a 500 foot rule, sounds like the 150 foot rule currently enjoyed is pretty lax.  Curious what the rule is in NYC if anyone cares to research.

edit: according to the article BK posted, it's 200' in Chicago.