FOOD: HOW TRANSIT IS IMPROVING CHOICES

FOOD TRUCKS & URBAN DEVELOPMENT

FOOD AS UNIFIER

THE GENESIS OF FOOD TRUCKS!

• Chuckwagons

• Mobile Canteens

• Ice Cream Trucks

• Roach Coaches

• First Taco Truck

• Organizational Structure

FOOD TRUCKS & SUSTAINABILITY

• Vibrancy

• Walkability

• Encourage entrepreneurs

• Promote diversity

• Density

INTO THE POOL

•  Dallas City Code

•  3 volumes, 46 chapters, and more than 1300 pages

•  Relevancy - Zoning & Food Safety

•  www.amlegal.com/dallas_tx/

Case Study: Hot Food Trucks

• Applicable codes

• Food establishment ordinance and regulations

• Promote safety in food handling and preparation

• Land use regulations

• Restrict allowed uses in various types of zoning

How Dallas City Government Works

•  Need or request

•  Policy Consideration

•  Analysis & Draft Changes

•  Adoption

•  Implementation

Organizational Structure

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Dallas City Council

City Manager City Auditor Judiciary City Secretary City Attorney

Assistant City Manager

Sanitation Services

Dallas Water Utilities

Equipment & Buildings

Street Services

Assistant City Manager

Convention & Events Services

Economic Development

Housing & Community Services

Sustainable Development & Construction

Assistant City Manager

Trinity Watershed Mgmt.

Public Works

Communication & Information

1st Assistant City Manager

Court & Detention

Police

Fire-Rescue

Aviation

Transportation & Environment

Trinity River Corridor Project

Public Safety Quality of Life

Arts, Culture & Library

Economic Development

Housing Coun

cil

Com

mitt

ees

City

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partm

ents

Chief Financial Officer

Financial Services

Business Development & Procurement

City Controller

Business, Finance & Audit

Management Services

Mayor & Council Office

Human Resources

Risk Management

Civil Service

Assistant City Manager

Code Compliance

Cultural Affairs

Library

Park & Recreation

CASE STUDY: HOT FOOD TRUCKS

• Specific restrictions on hot trucks prior to 2011

•  Not allowed in Downtown Dallas and largely restricted to industrial areas

•  Required to provide monthly itineraries for all stops and prohibited from staying in one location for more than 1 hour

•  Only vehicles designed for use as hot trucks allowed (no retrofits)

•  Preparation of raw, potentially hazardous foods was prohibited

•  Vending from city streets prohibited

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Case Study: Hot Food Trucks

• Following analysis and discussion between city staff and interested vendors, as well as consideration by City Council committees:

•  In April 2011, Council updated zoning allowing the operation of hot trucks in the Arts District

•  In June 2011, Council approved changes to the City Code to allow more flexibility in the scheduling and placement of hot trucks

•  In November 2011, Council adopted changes to allow retrofitted hot trucks and variances to allow the preparation and sale of potentially hazardous foods

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Case Study: Hot Food Trucks

• Although vending from city streets is still prohibited, the Dallas Arts District has enjoyed food trucks because the AT&T Performing Arts Center and Klyde Warren Park have the authority to manage all concessions on the grounds and facilities assigned to it under contract with the City of Dallas

•  In 2012 Dallas also changed its Vending Ordinances to allow push cart vendors on the transit mall to be managed/controlled by Dallas Area Rapid Transit

BE THOUGHTFUL

•  Density

•  Scale

•  Amenities

•  Management

•  Diversity

•  Predictability

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