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Lake View Now Home to 2 More Food Truck Stations (MAP)

Lake View is now home to two more food truck stalls. Check the map to see the entire city's grid of approved stations and the newly proposed ones.

Lake View is now home to six food truck stations after the City Council passed a new proposal to add nine new locations in Chicago.

  • Check the map. Red marks the newly approved stalls, and blue marks already active stalls.
Emanuel introduced the idea for more parking spots in early May, adding to the already 21 locations around the North Side approved earlier this year. These nine additional sites will bring the number of dedicated food truck zones to 30.

The new locations in Lake View are are at 3628 N. Broadway St., just a bit north of Addison Street, and 3953 N. Sheridan Rd., just south of Irving Park Road. They'll now join four others around the neighborhood. 

“These dedicated stands for food trucks provide additional parking opportunities and expanded operations to foster this growing industry,” said Mayor Emanuel in a . “They will also help to safeguard communities from added congestion and public safety issues.”  

At one time Lake View was expected to be home to one more stand before business owners and officials ultimately squashed it.

The parking space at 2934 North Broadway near Oakdale Avenue was pulled off the table after the East Lakeview Chamber of Commerce rallied with local business owners against the location, citing the already abundant slew of eateries.
 
These new sites were selected through a collaborative process with the Chicago Department of Transportation, aldermen, and neighborhood business communities.

Food truck operators are now permitted to prepare “food to order” on board their trucks and have the opportunity to park for free in these proposed “food truck stands” in highly congested areas, as well as legal metered spaces that are 200 feet from a retail food establishment.

Each food truck will be able to park at one food stand or other legal parking spot for up to two hours.


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