7. Recommendations

Table 1 Stakeholder Analysis Notes: 1) Buyers/passerbyers summarized viewpoints of 15 residents and visitors interviewed them in-person over a week in October 2021.

Key takeaways of Stakeholder Interviews

● The interview with OCCC11 revealed that street vendors do not want to be

regulated because of the temporary nature of street vending. They eluded that street vendors will come back even if they are asked to leave if they violate the permit system. ● OCCC and City staff mentioned the limited capacity of staff members to engage and regulate the street vendors.

11 Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce

In this section, I use remapping studies and the critique of the permit system. Finally, I provide recommendations to the City of Oakland. My suggestion to the city considers the transient nature ( flexible, adaptable, temporary) of street vending. Also, my suggestions consider the vulnerabilities of the street vending community in Oakland Chinatown.

● Capacity building by Tactical Urbanism

Figure 6 - Pedestrian interaction Comparison Between Sidewalks A (with street vendors) and Sidewalk B (without street vendors) Note - Observation Date Friday, 22nd of october 2021. Source: Author Marking annotations or references on the sidewalk for designated flexible zones can be an efficient strategy to ensure unhindered disability access.

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● Educations through Visual Design

Street vendors do not have a regular supply of produce or merchandise; therefore, health permits might fail to ensure food safety. However, educating street vendors to self-assess the produce can be an effective way to provide healthy food.

12 (Kim, 2015)

Education through information graphics on dos and don'ts for vending can be a step towards healthy food access through street vending.

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Figure 5 - Legal nuts and bolts, plus a few fun facts. Source - Candy Chang, Center for Urban Pedagogy

● Community Development through Organization

OCCC and the City of Oakland should introduce a community development organization with the mission to work for the welfare of street vendors. An additional organization will solve OCCC’s and City staff’s limited capacity.

Inclusive Action for the City is one such organization that works for the welfare of street vendors in Los Angeles. This organization bridges the gap between the City and Street vendors. The organization assists street vendors through alternate methods of funding.

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13 (Street Vendors Get Illustrated Guide to City Regulations - The New York Times)

14 (“Inclusive Action for the City”)