The street food legislation adopted in July by City Council went into effect Monday. Mayor McGinn, in writing about his desire "to support aspiring and current mobile food owners," made things official by unveiling a new site for potential vendors and a peer-to-peer training program aimed at newcomers.

It’s fun to think how the revised regulations could shape Seattle’s foodscape. Though it’s premature to guesstimate just how many new trucks we’ll see, we can assume the number won’t be slight.

In the past month alone the city has witnessed a steady bump in curbside kitchens, Bigfood, Tuscan Stone Pizza, Raney Brothers BBQ, and Damiana’s Blue Truck Special being a few of them. To be fair, these additions were likely in the works before the bill’s passing. Noted Gary Johnson of the Department of Planning and Development: "Given that it takes time to build/outfit a truck, I doubt that any have sprung up since the legislation passed but folks may have been getting ready in anticipation of a new system," he wrote via email.

Johnson chased that thought by saying he does expect a surge in mobile operators—including some from our neighbors to the south.

Johnson says last weekend he attended the National Street Food Conference in San Francisco. The gossip there: Stumptown four-wheelers are planning to park kitchens in Seattle. He didn’t have any specific names.

Just when we thought we were gaining ground on them…