Sidewalk Vendors in Detroit

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http://www.detnews.com/article/20101103/BIZ/11030331/

Apparently, there is a proposal to ease restrictions on street vending. I am not sure how I feel about this. One part of me thinks that more sidewalk vendors would add life to the street-scene and give some people an opportunity to earn a living. Another part of me thinks that it makes the city look like a flea-market and many people find street vendors annoying. Some vendors can also be pushy or obnoxious when they persist in selling you something that you have zero interest in buying. When I was in Manhattan, some of the street vending was overwhelming and irritating. What do you all think? I am not really opposed to it, IF they can actually limit the number of vendors and restrict them to specific streets. There shouldn't be any vendors outside of historical places like the DIA or out in front of the RenCen. They also shouldn't be allowed to set up directly outside of stadium and entertainment venues. Today, I walked past a lady selling jewelry from a card table on Woodward in front of the old Hudson's site. This didn't bother me whatsoever, but if there were 30 vendors chasing me down with a bunch of fake Rolex watches and Italian pleather wallets, it'd be a major turn-off.