Denver has banned food trucks from a bustling area of downtown in the hope of limiting the number of shootings in the city.
The new policy began in the Lower Downtown (LoDo) section last weekend, when police blocked vendors from parking on a series of popular nightlife blocks in the city. Food trucks were already forbidden to operate in Denver’s Central Business District.
The move came in light of a spate of shootings in the area, and authorities believe that banning food trucks will cause crowds to disperse faster after they leave nightclubs and bars, reducing the chances of shootings.