I love Btown's food scene. Let's encourage diversity and entrepreneurship by keeping food trucks in the mix.
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Lori Tussey
11 years ago
Where in a our capitalistic economy does protection for any business happen? Isn't it the responsibility of the downtown restaurants to either improve their own products or reduce prices to make themselves competitive? It is not the place of Bloomington's city government to do that with an ordinance. Furthermore, when did the city become so invested in protecting downtown businesses? Certainly not when they instituted the parking meters. Ask any of them how that has affected their business.
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Lori Tussey
11 years ago
Where in a our capitalistic economy does protection for any business happen? Isn't it the responsibility of the downtown restaurants to either improve their own products or reduce prices to make themselves competitive? It is not the place of Bloomington's city government to do that with an ordinance. Furthermore, when did the city become so invested in protecting downtown businesses? Certainly not when they instituted the parking meters. Ask any of them how that has affected their business.
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marcus
11 years ago
I work at a downtown restaurant and our business is great! And I frequent the food trucks. Help keep small business guys open.
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marcus
11 years ago
I work at a downtown restaurant and our business is great! And I frequent the food trucks. Help keep small business guys open.
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Paul Ki
11 years ago
Huh. Thanks for the response. There's quite a mix.
I understand and support the waste management goal--is it specifically recycling when other businesses can throw anything away? It makes sense to ask food trucks to haul their own waste rather than overloading streetside/public garbage cans (after all, restaurants have to pay to have their trash hauled too). If there's an extra recycling requirement, I like the idea of recycling, but let's make all businesses meet the same requirement.
I suppose I understand the *stated* reasons behind the ban on holding a spot. In theory, the parking is for businesses on Kirkwood (and pretty limited to begin with), but if they crack down on food trucks which not only pay the meters but also add tax revenues, they'd better hit IU students who park there for class first.
The generator rule might make sense in certain cases, but on Kirkwood? Please. A generator is going to be the least annoying sound I encounter while walking down the street.
The other limits definitely seem unnecessary. I think it's certainly fair to keep food trucks from parking in front of/blocking visibility to brick and mortars; those businesses pay an awful lot of rent and property taxes for prime real estate, and blocking access would kinda suck. But this new rule seems carefully designed to make the whole street off-limits. Not so reasonable. And banning breakfast options? That's just criminal.
Thanks for the answer, and good luck.
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Karen Knight
11 years ago
Food trucks appeal to a sector of the market that restaurants don't. It is a natural progression of the building of all the student dorms and bars downtown. It is a creative way to feed more people in a limited downtown area.
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Karen Knight
11 years ago
Food trucks appeal to a sector of the market that restaurants don't. It is a natural progression of the building of all the student dorms and bars downtown. It is a creative way to feed more people in a limited downtown area.
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Evildead1
11 years ago
one would think city officials would be drooling considering this is about food "trucks" and they would have to use all of those wonderful parking meters that now grace the streets of downtown.
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Evildead1
11 years ago
one would think city officials would be drooling considering this is about food "trucks" and they would have to use all of those wonderful parking meters that now grace the streets of downtown.
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Kristy Haunn
11 years ago
I LOVE FOOD TRUCKS!
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Kristy Haunn
11 years ago
I LOVE FOOD TRUCKS!
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Hanna Caywood
11 years ago
I can appreciate wanting to protect 'brick & mortar' buildings....but at the same time it could benefit or town and give us more options...especially when one might be shorter on time. It could also help these building businesses if they also started serving some of their quicker foods in their own food truck. Just a thought.
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Hanna Caywood
11 years ago
I can appreciate wanting to protect 'brick & mortar' buildings....but at the same time it could benefit or town and give us more options...especially when one might be shorter on time. It could also help these building businesses if they also started serving some of their quicker foods in their own food truck. Just a thought.
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Jennifer Blythe
11 years ago
Restricting food trucks is a direct attack on a free market... a halmark of Indiana!
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Jennifer Blythe
11 years ago
Restricting food trucks is a direct attack on a free market... a halmark of Indiana!
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Alisica Myers
11 years ago
Legalize Btown Street Food. Get with the times. In San Francisco they were everywhere.
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Alisica Myers
11 years ago
Legalize Btown Street Food. Get with the times. In San Francisco they were everywhere.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
I love the unique and quirkiness of my hometown. Good trucks are adding to the environment, atmosphere, interest, etc of out downtown. Keep encouraging uniqueness by allowing food trucks to operate on Kirkwood and downtown! Work with these entrepreneurs to find a real solution!
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Christine Davenport
11 years ago
I love the unique and quirkiness of my hometown. Good trucks are adding to the environment, atmosphere, interest, etc of out downtown. Keep encouraging uniqueness by allowing food trucks to operate on Kirkwood and downtown! Work with these entrepreneurs to find a real solution!
I love Btown's food scene. Let's encourage diversity and entrepreneurship by keeping food trucks in the mix.
Where in a our capitalistic economy does protection for any business happen? Isn't it the responsibility of the downtown restaurants to either improve their own products or reduce prices to make themselves competitive? It is not the place of Bloomington's city government to do that with an ordinance. Furthermore, when did the city become so invested in protecting downtown businesses? Certainly not when they instituted the parking meters. Ask any of them how that has affected their business.
Where in a our capitalistic economy does protection for any business happen? Isn't it the responsibility of the downtown restaurants to either improve their own products or reduce prices to make themselves competitive? It is not the place of Bloomington's city government to do that with an ordinance. Furthermore, when did the city become so invested in protecting downtown businesses? Certainly not when they instituted the parking meters. Ask any of them how that has affected their business.
I work at a downtown restaurant and our business is great! And I frequent the food trucks. Help keep small business guys open.
I work at a downtown restaurant and our business is great! And I frequent the food trucks. Help keep small business guys open.
Huh. Thanks for the response. There's quite a mix. I understand and support the waste management goal--is it specifically recycling when other businesses can throw anything away? It makes sense to ask food trucks to haul their own waste rather than overloading streetside/public garbage cans (after all, restaurants have to pay to have their trash hauled too). If there's an extra recycling requirement, I like the idea of recycling, but let's make all businesses meet the same requirement. I suppose I understand the *stated* reasons behind the ban on holding a spot. In theory, the parking is for businesses on Kirkwood (and pretty limited to begin with), but if they crack down on food trucks which not only pay the meters but also add tax revenues, they'd better hit IU students who park there for class first. The generator rule might make sense in certain cases, but on Kirkwood? Please. A generator is going to be the least annoying sound I encounter while walking down the street. The other limits definitely seem unnecessary. I think it's certainly fair to keep food trucks from parking in front of/blocking visibility to brick and mortars; those businesses pay an awful lot of rent and property taxes for prime real estate, and blocking access would kinda suck. But this new rule seems carefully designed to make the whole street off-limits. Not so reasonable. And banning breakfast options? That's just criminal. Thanks for the answer, and good luck.
Food trucks appeal to a sector of the market that restaurants don't. It is a natural progression of the building of all the student dorms and bars downtown. It is a creative way to feed more people in a limited downtown area.
Food trucks appeal to a sector of the market that restaurants don't. It is a natural progression of the building of all the student dorms and bars downtown. It is a creative way to feed more people in a limited downtown area.
one would think city officials would be drooling considering this is about food "trucks" and they would have to use all of those wonderful parking meters that now grace the streets of downtown.
one would think city officials would be drooling considering this is about food "trucks" and they would have to use all of those wonderful parking meters that now grace the streets of downtown.
I LOVE FOOD TRUCKS!
I LOVE FOOD TRUCKS!
I can appreciate wanting to protect 'brick & mortar' buildings....but at the same time it could benefit or town and give us more options...especially when one might be shorter on time. It could also help these building businesses if they also started serving some of their quicker foods in their own food truck. Just a thought.
I can appreciate wanting to protect 'brick & mortar' buildings....but at the same time it could benefit or town and give us more options...especially when one might be shorter on time. It could also help these building businesses if they also started serving some of their quicker foods in their own food truck. Just a thought.
Restricting food trucks is a direct attack on a free market... a halmark of Indiana!
Restricting food trucks is a direct attack on a free market... a halmark of Indiana!
Legalize Btown Street Food. Get with the times. In San Francisco they were everywhere.
Legalize Btown Street Food. Get with the times. In San Francisco they were everywhere.
I love the unique and quirkiness of my hometown. Good trucks are adding to the environment, atmosphere, interest, etc of out downtown. Keep encouraging uniqueness by allowing food trucks to operate on Kirkwood and downtown! Work with these entrepreneurs to find a real solution!
I love the unique and quirkiness of my hometown. Good trucks are adding to the environment, atmosphere, interest, etc of out downtown. Keep encouraging uniqueness by allowing food trucks to operate on Kirkwood and downtown! Work with these entrepreneurs to find a real solution!