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Grand Rapids, Michigan tests new food truck ordinance

May 3, 2017

Food truck season kicked off this week in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan with a new test ordinance in effect, according to woodtv.

This is the first full season the food trucks are operating under a test ordinance that is part of a two-year pilot program. The ordinance expands where food trucks can serve up to 13 designated areas,

Trucks can operate from dawn to dusk at public parks, 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in downtown designated areas and anytime at industrial designated areas.

Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., the Grand Rapids Food Truck Association, the City of Grand Rapids and other groups are also organizing food truck events.

Truckin' Tuesdays will be 11 a.m. through 2 p.m. at Calder Plaza every Tuesday.

On Thursdays starting May 4, the Relax at Rosa concert series will run from noon to 1:30 p.m. Food trucks will be parked in front of the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

On Fridays, food trucks will battle one another to win over palates in Friday Night Food Fight. The first rally of the season will take place at the Wedge lot located at 22 Ottawa Ave. NE from 6 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.

Vendors will also celebrate the city's new food truck law with the Roll'n Out Food Truck Fest on Sunday, May 21. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and feature about two dozen food trucks, an artisan market and food-themed movies.