Are We Doing This Right? – Food Trucks & Pop-ups Edition

For the December installment of 'Are We Doing This Right?’ on the Go Cultivate! podcast, we’re diving deep into the world of pop-up retail and food trucks. The whole concept is a lot older than you (might) think. Join us for a walk through some of the history, regulatory and social issues, and much, much more.

Your hosts for this episode: Jordan Clark & AJ Fawver.

Want to learn more? Here is just a sampling of what’s out there and what we found useful (plus some great case studies):

• Seven Myths and Realities about Food Trucks

• Why There Are Pop-Ups for Everything Now

• Psychographic characteristics affecting behavioral intentions towards pop‐up retail

• Mayor Emanuel Introduces First-Of-Its-Kind Ordinance To License Pop-Up Stores, Restaurants

• Cities Can’t Ignore That Food Trucks Have Grown Up

• The Zombie Storefronts of America

• From Dead Store to Pop-Up ‘Social Infrastructure’

• Pop-Ups: Here To Stay

• City of Santa Barbara: Assistance for Start-Up Businesses

• Food Truck Feeding Frenzy

• The power of pop-up retail

• Beyond the Pop-Up Phenomenon: Creating an Infrastructure for Transience

• From Trend to Mainstay: The State of Pop-Up Retail

• Want To Know The Future Of Food Trucks In 2019? Read This Report

• Food Truck Nation report

• Should Cities Drive Food Trucks Off the Streets?

• On the Go: Insights into Food Truck Regulation

• The Neighborhood Playbook

• Pop-Up Shops: Lessons Learned and How You Can Start One in Your Downtown

• Low-Cost Pop-up Shops Create Big Value in Muskegon, Michigan

• The Mercados Project | Street Plans Collaborative

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