I was able to find a really helpful design and planning guideline for Ottawa's streets. This is only a draft, but it's very informative and helped me learn more about street design in general. Foodtrucks are mentioned briefly, but there's not actual guidelines to better implement them.
Some of the most interesting design concepts they present are shown in this comparison. The most interesting idea presented to me is the parking area on the “flex space” at sidewalk level accessed by mountable curb. It does a good job visually extending the sidewalk area, but i'd like to see how effective it is in reality. Also, their general focus on widening sidewalks and making downtown Ottawa more pedestrian centred is a good direction to see they're heading in.
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