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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — More pushcarts could be cooking up food on the streets of Boston under a new proposal from Boston City Council.
Brought forward by City Councilors Brian Worrell, Julia Mejia, and Gabriela Coletta, the proposal would cut through the red tape that goes into getting a food pushcart permit.
"As a small business owner, I am all too familiar with the barriers to opening small businesses, especially for our Black and Brown entrepreneurs," said Councilor Worrell. "We must make entrepreneurship easier for our residents, not only by streamlining and simplifying existing processes, but also by allowing for new industries and opportunities like this food cart initiative."
The proposed ordinance would not only simplify the application process for getting a permit, it would also set up designated pushcart zones in Boston for people to sell their food.
Councilor Coletta said the carts would promote generational wealth and be "another tool for economic mobility in Boston." She also said the designated zones would keep the pushcarts from becoming a threat to brick-and-mortar restaurants and food trucks.
WBZ's James Rojas (@JamesRojasNews) reports.
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