Lincoln Park Now Home to New Food Truck Station (MAP)

• 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 location in Lincoln Park is at 2500 N. Cannon Drive, right next to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

“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.”   

The process of approving the nine new stalls went much smoother than in October, where two proposed stations were rejected. 

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. The city ultimately squashed it.
 
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.