I think some great compromises are possible and the kind of food cart / container culture people are advocating here is a good idea for Toronto. I just wanted to add that after doing some travelling in the last few years with this subject in the back of my mind I think I would be careful to lump this whole subject under the label street food. Street food, especially in some hotter climates is vibrant and interesting but it is also kind of scary. Even local people generally don't let their children eat this kind of street vendor food. We may lament Toronto's over-regulated over thought ways but there is something comfortable about coming back to a place where eating isn't a form of russian roulette, even if all you can have is irradiated hot dogs.
In conclusion I say let's forge ahead and have more interesting and flexible rules around food trucks and kiosks, while on the other hand recognizing that strict rules for food handling, serving, and selling are part of a progressive city.
