Gotta love a drive-thru!
Posted on 08/12/2019 4:29:11 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
The City of Minneapolis, Minnesota is banning the construction of drive-thrus in new buildings in order to improve overall road safety, curb air pollution, and instill a culture where pedestrians can freely and safely move about within the city limits.
According to Minnesota Public Radio, City Council voted for the restriction of drive-thrus, whether it be for fast-food restaurants or drive-up liquor stores (yes, those exist). The council claims that the move will positively impact city residents, and it noted that this isn't the city’s first move against the drive-thrus.
“We've already restricted drive-thus over the years in a number of ways, through pedestrian-oriented overlay districts and other tools,” council president, Lisa Bender, told MPRNews. “There's a map included in the materials allowed today and it's actually quite limited today, but this just says that we will not have any new drive-thrus in the future.”
The council also said they won’t close any current or preexisting drive-thru constructions as they’re already grandfathered in prior to the ordinance.
But the decisions didn’t carry through without opposition. Others in the council against the ban suggested the restriction could make accessing businesses and restaurants more difficult for physically disabled people.
"We're not closing any current drive-thrus, but rather regulating where new ones can occur,” said Andrea Jenkins, another council member for the city. “So I just want to make sure that we are recognizing all parts of our community and really trying to make sure that everyone has access in the city of Minneapolis.”
According to Streetsblog, the decision is also apart of Minneapolis 2040, a plan to progressively improve citywide infrastructure and reduce traffic fatalities and curb vehicle air pollution.
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Fine with me. Laboratory of democracy. You get what you vote for.
Increase safety? Were people getting run over in the drive-throughs?!
You would think with cops gunning women down for wearing a nightgown they would have more important problems to worry about, but hey it’s their city.
when drive-thrus are banned, only outlaws will have drive-thrus ...
btw, won’t this ban on new ones simply make the old ones that more valuable?
Step #2: Ban parking lots.
The Left never ceases to find new ways to attack us. This is CLEARLY an attack on Chick-A-Fill, as they’re the only ones where cars actually LINE UP and wait for their food.
(other than In-and-Out, another conservative operation, by the way)
Now the hipster elites will have to mingle with the hoi polloi if they want their In-and-Out.
Somali robberies at the window?
“City of Minneapolis Bans Drive-Thrus to Increase Safety and Reduce Pollution...”
Oh that’s far more important than ensuring your filthy cops don’t murder Australian women who called 911 or black guys reaching for their concealed carry license.
Makes you want to really go to those places without drive throughs in the middle of a Minnesota winter with the wind howling...
Gotta love a drive-thru!
PEONS MUST WALK.
The drive up FGM windows were a bridge too far.
We have Drive-Through Liquor Stores in Wisconsin. I’ve never used one, but I’m an ‘Old Fashined’ kind of gal. ;)
Bonus points to you if you know WTH I’m talking about, LOL!
Drive thru’s bad, Skinnies good.
WTF is wrong with that place?
Well...yeah that’s the most important thing happening there.
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