PITTSBURGH, PA — It soon will be easier to get a lunchtime gyro at a mobile food vendor.
The city has initiated a new program designed to expand the operations of food trucks, push carts and other mobile vendors.
Key changes include a simplified licensing structure, replacing the old site-by-site approval process. A new annual vending license now allows vending on both public and private property.
Vending locations are expanded to include pathways in parks and more streets and sidewalks across zoning districts. Group vending sites have also been introduced. Mobile vendors will no longer be required to move every four hours, offering greater flexibility.
New standardized location criteria based on zoning, safety, and accessibility standards have been implemented.
“Our teams were intentional in making vending more accessible, more transparent, and more supportive of small businesses while maintaining public safety and neighborhood vitality,” said Monica Bender, assistant director of the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections.