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Local NEWS: No Hot Dog On Trendy Bloor St<br />
After a $20 million dollar upgrade,<br />
the trendy stretch of Bloor <strong>Street</strong><br />
between Yonge and University,<br />
vendors selling hotdogs and items<br />
from carts, who formerly dotted this<br />
area, now find themselves evicted<br />
and no longer welcome here.<br />
The renovations and enhancements<br />
sponsored by the local BIA feel that<br />
the hotdog vendors no longer fit the<br />
feel or look they desire for this elite<br />
section of Bloor <strong>Street</strong>. If you’re<br />
walking through this area looking for<br />
a hodog vendor, you’ll have to travel<br />
down the street to find one. "The<br />
bylaw that we go by contains<br />
measurements from street planters<br />
and trees," said Bruce Robertson,<br />
the director of licensing services.<br />
This section of Bloor <strong>Street</strong> that has<br />
recently undergone an extensive<br />
remodelling, a $20-million redesign,<br />
which was funded by the local<br />
business improvement association,<br />
widened the sidewalks for the city.<br />
With the street planters in place the<br />
vendors no longer have "3.66 metres<br />
of free space around the cart in all<br />
directions to allow for free<br />
pedestrian traffic," Robertson said.<br />
When questioned, many of the<br />
vendors stated that they had already<br />
expected this to occur. In fact, they<br />
have not been allowed on the street<br />
since 2008. "It was in 2008 that the<br />
reconstruction started and they were<br />
apprised that it would all be under<br />
review when the reconstruction is<br />
complete," Roberston said. But Nagib<br />
Amed, who runs a hotdog cart a<br />
block away, says the decision is a<br />
hard one for the vendors to swallow.<br />
"I think it's not a good idea," he said.<br />
"I feel sorry for them." Hotdog<br />
connoisseurs Mark Walley and Mike<br />
Gray agree. "I don't like the idea, I<br />
think they should be allowed," Walley<br />
said. "It's regrettable for the<br />
vendors," said Gray. "I think having<br />
carts adds to the charm — or did add<br />
to the charm — of Bloor <strong>Street</strong> while<br />
they were able to sell their hotdogs<br />
there." The city says it's trying to find<br />
new spots — away from that specific<br />
section of Bloor <strong>Street</strong> — for the<br />
turfed vendors. Apparently, Bloor<br />
<strong>Street</strong> no longer relishes hotdogs.<br />
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