Food Truck Truth
IJ’s data-driven report using 12 years of county-level data to test whether food trucks harm restaurants.
Upwardly Mobile
Institute for Justice report profiling vendors in major U.S. cities and quantifying vending’s economic impact (jobs, wages, taxes).
Streets of Dreams
IJ’s landmark report on how cities can create opportunity by removing protectionist barriers to street vending.
Street Eats Safe Eats
Institute for Justice analysis of 260k+ inspections in 7 cities showing food trucks/carts perform as well as or better than restaurants on sanitati…
Seven Myths and Realities About Food Trucks
An Institute for Justice brief that dismantles common claims against food trucks (competition, sanitation, congestion) with data, case examples, an…
Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide
Institute for Justice’s step-by-step playbook for defending economic liberty and winning local policy fights (research, FOIA, organizing, media, …