We all know and love the convenience of a drive-thru; you get your food on the go and then be on your merry way.
However, leaders of a few big cities across the country see drive-thrus as a huge problem and are looking to quell the rise of such restaurants going forward.
According to CNN, Dozier, along with officials, urban planners, and critics from across the country believe the model of current drive-thru restaurants is "failing modern cities."
The belief is the congestion created by drive-thrus discourages walking, public transit use, and visits to neighboring businesses. They also believe that their existence leads to accidents with pedestrians, cyclists, and other cars, and contradict the environmental goals and the "livability" of many communities.
Atlanta city councilman Jason Dozier proposed a bill earlier this year that would block new drive-thrus from being erected around the Atlanta Beltline, a pedestrian trail along a 22-mile railroad corridor, all in the interest in the public's safety.
Officials from Minneapolis; Fair Haven, New Jersey; Creve Coeur, Missouri; Orchard Park, New York, are amongst other cities who echo Dozier's sentiment, and have banned new drive-thrus in recent years.
"It's a very scary time for pedestrians in the city," Dozier said. "We need to make sure we can design communities around pedestrian safety."
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