The new, permanent outdoor dining program will cost businesses $20 per square foot of dining space, prompting most restaurants to dismantle their Covid-era ‘streateries.’
Washington, D.C.’s new outdoor dining program, which makes permanent policies created during the Covid-19 pandemic, will charge restaurants $20 per square foot of outdoor dining area, which will likely force many District restaurants to close their existing ‘streateries,’ reports Linh Bui for WTOP News.
According to Kristen Barden, executive director of the Adams Morgan Partnership BID, most businesses will not be able to shoulder the additional costs. “It’s kind of disappointing that the city doesn’t see this more as a revenue generator,” Barden said. Barden told WTOP that of 33 businesses that currently have outdoor dining in Adams Morgan, just three plan to keep them under the new rules.
Read the full story: ‘Time to say goodbye’: Outdoor dining will soon look different in DC
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