Buffalo, N.Y. Regulates Food Trucks
Buffalo, N.Y. lawmakers Tuesday passed regulations for food trucks, advancing a set of rules for a type of mobile vending that's been growing across the country and first hit the streets of Buffalo 18 months ago, according to The Buffalo News. For the full story, click here.
Editor’s Insight: The Buffalo, N.Y. lawmakers deserve credit for recognizing that food trucks are a legitimate enterprise and not trying to eliminate them altogether. This TV news report includes an interview with a resident who find the food trucks beneficial.
The growth of food trucks calls on local governments to come up with rules to ensure they are operated safely. Food trucks are growing because they meet consumers’ need for quality food at reasonable prices, conveniently. 01-27-12 By Elliot Maras