[Virginia Department of Transportation] is plowing the snow, there’s no vending.”

The signing ceremony with governor McAuliffe, sponsor delegate Eileen Filler-Corn, and several food truck operators will be held in Tyson’s Corner on Greensboro Drive—formerly an area of contention, where operators were sporadically fined by police, despite public demand for their presence in an area with many offices and few walkable dining options. Vending regulations have gradually improved up to this date; a 2014 rule in Fairfax County allowed trucks to do business in office parks and shopping centers like Tysons, lowering zoning fees from over $16,000 to $100. The latest bill represents another step forward, both locally and nationally.

“The governor is the highest-ranking official in more than a generation to lift a barrier on food truck operation, and spur action for growth,” says Ruddell-Tabisola. “It sets the stage of us to pass better vending laws all over.”

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