Taco Trucks

Taco Truck

'A Taco Truck on Every Corner' Offers a Teachable Moment

The lessons to be learned when considering the idea of a taco truck on every corner include definitions of components of the built environment like corners, intersections, and taco trucks, as well as examples of concepts like supply and demand.

September 5, 2016 - The Washington Post

The Cure for Ailing Parking Lots

In Portland, up to 400 food stands have sprung up around the city, enlivening underused spaces.

January 21, 2010 - New Urban News

The Mobile City

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July 15, 2009 - Tim Halbur

Regulations, But Growing Demand for Taco Trucks

Taco trucks are coming under fire in a lot of cities, as officials try to figure out how to handle the nomadic restaurants. As the Hispanic population grows, so does the popularity of the trucks.

May 20, 2009 - The Los Angeles Times

L.A. Taco Trucks Can Park Again - For Now

An ordinance passed in L.A. that limited the amount of time taco trucks could be parked in one location has been overturned. However, many expect it to come back in a different form.

August 28, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Taco Trucks in Trouble

Mobile taco trucks in Los Angeles may face tougher fines for parking in any one place for too long if proposed restrictions are passed by the county.

April 16, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

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After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

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