Ten recommendations for a healthy, well-functioning Vehicle-for-Hire sector Managers responsible for three of Toronto’s largest Taxi brokerages have worked together to create a set of ten recommendations to Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire (VFH) Review. City staff are expected to report
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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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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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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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Consumers, drivers speak at public consultation by Christian Zdravko Rideshare drivers are living lives comparable to “modern-day slavery,” and “indentured servitude,” participants heard at the June 24th Vehicle for Hire stakeholder consultation session. Toronto residents affected by the shortcomings of
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It’s all about supply and demand. “The basic problem is, you have way too many vehicles on the road for any driver to earn a living,” said Marc Andre Way, president of the Canadian Taxi Association. He was addressing Licensing
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Peter Athanasopoulos of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario wants to know why Toronto did not schedule an entire consultation and planning process dedicated to Accessible transportation before it launched the current Vehicle for Hire (VHF) consultation. “Why isn’t there a dedicated
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The first “in-person” consultation session on Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire (VHF) industry will take place at the East York Civic Centre on June 20th at 10am. On June 12, a virtual session was hosted by Toronto staff and Gladki Planning
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Theft of workers’ tips being acknowledged? Following Ontario’s lead, the government of British Colombia is changing the definition of the term “minimum wage.” On June 12, BC released proposed legislation which, like Ontario’s law, divides a worker’s time into “engaged
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