What does DTK need?

[danbrotherston]

Yeah, I mean, it's remarkable how much damage has been done by delivery companies masquerading as delivery companies.

Beyond the fact that UberEats and DoorDash drivers are incentivized for parking in illegal and irritating ways in order to minimize their travel time, those food delivery companies are also SO predatory to restaurants who already have such slim margins. I would love to see a return to restaurants having their own delivery drivers, like most Chinese and pizza shops do. Maybe the range in which they deliver is narrowed down some to make it manageable, but one or two drivers could have designated spots for parking (off Halls Lane, etc) and minimize how many cars are going in and out of the area. I would be happy to pay an extra couple of dollars for delivery if I knew that all the money was staying either with the restaurant or with the driver, and NOT with some massive company that only profits by inconveniencing and exploiting others.

FWIW...I do think there is something to be gained from having drivers operate as a shared pool for food delivery, but a predatory silicon valley company is not a solution that works for anyone but VC investors.

I also think there is a problem when restaurants that ostensibly have a King St. facing location, are mostly focused on delivery.

This is actually something they talk about in the Netherlands and people take seriously, but I doubt anything more than 1-2% of Canada even notices....here it is the biggest issue with grocery delivery stores which are actually very common (for some reason, grocery shopping here is so easy, I have no idea why anyone would pay more to have it delivered) but a whole lot of these delivery companies have bought up prime realestate and operate "ghost stores"...basically they take up retail space but are closed to the public. Basically, they deaden the public realm.

Again, this would pass virtually unnoticed in Canada, but is a big deal here.