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Is Accessible Taxi a business, or community service?
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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The words we use
“So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with.” –John Locke Sitting around the kitchen table, we were discussing ideas when I used the word
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Vehicle for Hire review coverage ready to resume
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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Accessible Taxi on Demand: “It’s over”
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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Instant gratification is unsustainable
Consumers should not expect a cab to arrive faster than an ambulance by Marc Andre Way Instant gratification is not sustainable in ground transportation. Of course, consumers love the idea that they can tap an app to receive whatever they
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Building on strengths: working together in times of crisis
To know others is intelligence; to know yourself is true wisdom A young warrior came running into his village shouting, “The enemy is coming! He is about half an hour away.” Upon hearing this, the whole town panicked. They grabbed
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Frank Feldman: what a guy!
Brian Horne A man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the cabby says, “Wow, perfect timing. You’re just like Frank.” The passenger asks, “Who?” The cabby explains, “Frank
Read MoreTaxi past cannot be resurrected, Pellier says
VFH REVIEW, PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS CITY OF TORONTO Submission by Peter Pellier For the record, I was a member of the Mississauga taxi industry as an owner-operator, and following Uber’s emergence in 2012, along with my colleagues, watched in horror as
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