Tory and Saunders ignored the Law; will Chow and Demkiw restore faith in it? Coincidentally, as I was doing research and interviewing experts for a hard news article on the topic of “Enforcing the Law” as it relates to the
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“The City is part of the congestion problem” The CafeTO program which allows restaurants to use transform the curb lane of live traffic into patio seating is part of Toronto’s congestion problem, says Uber driver Victor. He was speaking to
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There are lots of people with lots of thoughts, opinions, comments, questions and feedback to share with each other, with Taxi News, with politicians and civil servants and other groups in Summer 2024. Whew. That’s why it makes me so
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Observant PTC driver says the quiet part out loud I don’t see any driver going for it unless there’s 100 per cent grant to converting their vehicle into an Accessible vehicle, because it takes a lot of more time that
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Visit to Detroit offers a sharp contrast to Toronto As you may have noticed (thanks for your emails, texts and notes!) the past week has been completely exceptional as Taxi News/Road Warrior News took a break from daily publication for
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Unlimited drivers depresses wages, competes with TTC says Europe’s Hopp Toronto should take over all licensing of PTC drivers, said one of the participants on the June 25th Private Transportation Company (PTC) stakeholder livestream. “I’m Johnny Monroe, I work for
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Low earnings means long hours for exhausted drivers Rideshare drivers who must drive up to 20 hours per day to make a living are a real safety issue, staff heard on the Private Transportation Company (PTC) consultation. Omar, one of
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“Lack of availability of Taxi cab plates” cited as reason for proposal despite flood of VFHs In an oblique question possibly designed to build support for seizure of inactive Taxi plates, the June 24th stakeholder consultation suggested inactive plates could
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Toronto maintains delusions, illusions over program it killed with Uber Here are the stats (May 2024): 578 accessible plates172 not in use (no vehicle)47 to be replaced <1 yr301 to be replaced <2 yrs That leaves 58 wheelchair accessible vehicles
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