The Taste of the Danforth used to be an annual affair in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood, but for the second year in a row the food festival has been cancelled due to a lack of funding, according to organizers.

The neighbourhood’s business improvement association (BIA) previously said it didn’t have the funds to host the festival, and it does not want to burden local business owners with the full costs associated with running a large event, like security, medical services and clean-up costs.

The Greektown on Danforth BIA also cited the City’s bike lanes and street-level patios for causing logistical issues and making it challenging for emergency vehicles to access the area.

The BIA did not respond to a request for comment.

“They could have worked something out,” said Tom Papadatos, a

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