City considers banning food trucks on parts of Girard Ave. in ‘last resort’ effort

Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that City Council voted to ban food trucks on parts of Girard Avenue. That information has been corrected as council has yet to vote on the bill.

Those looking for a late night food truck bite along Girard Avenue may soon be out of luck as City Council has considered banning those trucks from a two-block stretch along that roadway.

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City Council introduced a bill that would ban food trucks on both sides of Girard Avenue from Leopard Street to Shackamaxon Street.

The bill has not yet been voted on, according to Councilman Mark Squilla who introduced the bill.

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Earlier this year, NBC10's Karen Hua spoke to people for and against the potential ban.

A debate on whether to ban food trucks from two busy blocks on Girard Ave. in Fishtown is getting heated. While residents in the area are all for them, there are some laws the food trucks fail to comply with. City Council is set to vote on this bill as soon as this Thursday. NBC10's Karen Hua spoke to people for and against the potential ban.

At that time, Fishtown Business Improvement District president Mark Collazzo said this bill was a "last resort" after problem operators -- who parked in the roadway or operated well after a set midnight deadline to close up -- scoffed at fines.