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<br />Endnotes
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<br />1 Bert Gall is a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice. He directs IJ’s National Street Vending Initiative, a
<br />nationwide effort to vindicate the right of street vendors to earn an honest living by fighting unconstitutional
<br />vending restrictions in courts of law and court of public opinion. Lancée Kurcab serves as the Institute for Justice's
<br />outreach coordinator. Through her outreach efforts and grassroots organizing, she helps entrepreneurs fight for
<br />their right to earn an honest living free from protectionist regulation.
<br />2 Norman, E., Frommer, R., Gall., B. & Knepper, L. (2011). Streets of Dreams: How Cities Can Create Economic
<br />Opportunity by Knocking Down Protectionist Barriers to Street Vending. Retrieved November 8, 2012 from
<br />http://www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/economic_liberty/atl_vending/streetsofdreams_webfinal.pdf .
<br />3 Common reasons restaurants fail include not having a clear strategy, lack of flexibility, location, lack of capital,
<br />lack of knowledge and poor communication with consumers. Parsa, H. G., Self, J., Njite, D. & King, T. (August 2005).
<br />Why Restaurants Fail. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 46(3), 304-322.
<br />4 About Los Angeles Food Trucks. Roaming Hunger, Retrieved October 31, 2012 from
<br />http://roaminghunger.com/la; (2011, September 11). Zagat Celebrates 25 Years in Los Angeles; 2,027 Restaurants
<br />Surveyed by 11,166 Local Diners, Zagat.com, Retrieved October 26, 2012 from
<br />http://www.zagat.com/node/3695295.
<br />5 Gaar, B. (2012, September 15). Food trailers bloom into key piece of Austin’s economy. Austin-American
<br />Statesman, Retrieved October 26, 2012 from http://www.statesman.com/news/business/food-trailers-bloom-into-
<br />key-piece-of-austins-econ/nSLPx/.
<br />6 Letter from Pittsburgh restaurateurs to Pittsburgh City Council, October 10, 2012.
<br />7 Gaar, 2012.
<br />8 Dietrichson, M. (2012, September 19). Houston food truck ordinance taken to City Council. Houston Tomorrow,
<br />Retrieved October 26, 2012 from http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/houston -food-truck-
<br />ordinance-taken-to-city-council/.
<br />9 Harris, G. (2012, October 11). Brick-and-Mortar Restaurants Should “Embrace” Food Trucks. Nevada News and
<br />Views, Retrieved October 26, 2012 from http://nevadanewsandviews.com/archives/17195.
<br />10 Kettles, G. (2004). Regulating Vending in the Sidewalk Commons. Temple Law Review, 77(1), 31–32.
<br />11 How My Restaurant Launched a Food Truck. NFIB, Retrieved October 31, 2012 from
<br />http://www.nfib.com/business-resources/business-resources-item?cmsid=60625.
<br />12 Harris, 2012.
<br />13 Batz, Jr., B. & Parrish, M. (2012, October 4). New website, talks, law keep Pittsburgh's food truck scene moving
<br />forward. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Retrieved October 26, 2012 from http://www.post-
<br />gazette.com/stories/life/food/new-website-talks-law-keep-pittsburghs-food-truck-scene-moving-forward-
<br />656055/#ixzz2AJrL5R51.
<br />14 Rosalez, S. (2012, September 7). What the Truck supports local youth programs. The Rapidian, Retrieved October
<br />31, 2012 from http://therapidian.org/what-truck-supports-local-youth-programs.
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