A right to vend : new policy framework for fostering street based entrepreneurs in New York City
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2007.
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| author | Liu, Ya-Ting, M.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| author2 | Balakrishnan Rajagopal. |
| author_facet | Balakrishnan Rajagopal. Liu, Ya-Ting, M.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/399442019-04-11T12:09:37Z A right to vend : new policy framework for fostering street based entrepreneurs in New York City Liu, Ya-Ting, M.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Balakrishnan Rajagopal. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-80). Street vending remains one of the most highly regulated and least understood activities in New York City. The current regulatory framework is overly confusing and complex, leaving policy decisions about who gets to vend and where to the discretion of private interests represented by Business Improvement Districts. There is an estimated ten to twelve thousand street vendors today of which half operate outside any regulatory framework. A historical analysis of street vending policies in New York City reveals a legacy of political and social biases that have influenced contemporary regulatory framework toward vending. Exploratory case studies in Sunset Park and Midtown Community Court illustrate new strategies that are being used today by a Business Improvement District and a criminal justice institution to address vending problem at its root causes. Such strategies break away from traditional prescriptions that focused largely on punitive enforcement measures. A new policy framework for regulating street vending should break the legacy of bias and create a transparent decision making environment that recognizes street vending a right to economic livelihood. Such vending policies should also remain flexible to the nuance of neighborhood scale and need. by Ya-Ting Liu. M.C.P. 2008-01-10T16:05:40Z 2008-01-10T16:05:40Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39944 183195399 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 80 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Liu, Ya-Ting, M.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology A right to vend : new policy framework for fostering street based entrepreneurs in New York City |
| title | A right to vend : new policy framework for fostering street based entrepreneurs in New York City |
| title_full | A right to vend : new policy framework for fostering street based entrepreneurs in New York City |
| title_fullStr | A right to vend : new policy framework for fostering street based entrepreneurs in New York City |
| title_full_unstemmed | A right to vend : new policy framework for fostering street based entrepreneurs in New York City |
| title_short | A right to vend : new policy framework for fostering street based entrepreneurs in New York City |
| title_sort | right to vend new policy framework for fostering street based entrepreneurs in new york city |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39944 |
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