Councillor Mike Colle's April 23 motion to require Vehicle for Hire firms to improve emergency contact systems will be the topic of upcoming industry consultations. Image: YouTube
Experience: recognizing a mistake the second time you make it When John Tory re-wrote Toronto’s Taxi by-law to give Uber special privileges in 2016, professionals who care and worry about passenger safety were aghast. In one fell swoop, virtually all
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VFH drivers already trying to live on half of the minimum wage will have interesting views on Hopp's arrival in Toronto, to be sure. Image: Hopp
Because 85,000 VFH are not enough to completely annihilate the Wheelchair Accessible program? Toronto media is beyond ironic this week. First, the CBC covered the fact that 98 of Beck Taxi’s 100 wheelchair accessible vehicles will be off the road
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A well-designed and perfectly installed culvert is a thing of beauty. You appreciate this most on a road where one is missing.Photo: Road Warrior News
“When you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.” — Dale Carnegie In Ontario during springtime, the lowly culvert becomes a hugely significant piece of infrastructure. Dry ditches can become raging creeks with mini-waterfalls in March and April; our system
Read MoreHave you ever been so put off by bad service that not only did you vow never to return, but you also felt compelled to share your dreadful experience with everyone you knew? That’s exactly what happened to me at
Read MoreThere is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so From two to three in the morning is a long, quiet time. You really get to hear the creaks, cracks, and noises that the house makes—not to mention
Read MoreIn Canada, trying to make sense of a world that feels like it’s unraveling “Dear Friends, Family, and Community, I’m writing this with a heart so heavy it feels like it might collapse under the weight of my grief. The
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Nobody is sharing anything in the "sharing economy;" but the change in terminology gave vendors a new way to evade important safety regulations. Image: Toronto Star
It’s time to re-group and reconsider ground transportation responsibly by Marc André Way “Ridesharing.” Remember that quaint idea? It sounded so warm and fuzzy and friendly in 2014. Supposedly, individual car owners would be offering rides to friends and neighbours
Read MoreNDP candidate in Scarborough-Woburn hopes to get things changed A Liberal friend and I once had nostalgic discussion. It was about by-gone days, when government seemed to get useful things done with a minimum of the drama, acrimony and sheer
Read MoreAs Canadians prepare to cast their votes, Truckers for Safer Highways calls on all political leaders to recognize a fundamental truth: supporting truck drivers is supporting Canada’s economy. At a time when supply chains are stretched and economic stability is
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