In 2019, a fixture of Portland’s downtown, the Alder Street Food Carts, all rolled away from the city block they called home for years. The food cart pod, home to 55 carts, was shut down to make room for the development of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which is now seeking new investors. In its prime, the pod included carts that became massive Portland hits, from Nong’s Khao Man Gai to the People’s Pig.
One of the largest champions of the carts since their departure has been Keith Jones, the executive director for Friends of the Green Loop. The Green Loop is an initiative to create a car-free, six-mile park
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