People Magazine ran a fulsome interview with Julia Viscomi, whose daughter went missing in an Uber vehicle last winter. Uber refused to provide the driver's contact information to Toronto Police. Image: Facebook
Motion to consult with VFH industry passed April 23 As of June 17, industry consultation around Vehicle for Hire emergency contact information systems have not been scheduled by Toronto staff. Licensing and Standards staff were directed to conduct the consultations
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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
Read MoreCouncil approves 9 month delay The City of Ottawa will delay the 10-year review of its Vehicle-for Hire By-law by-law past the scheduled 2026 deadline. Council voted 21-3 to approve the delay in order to provide staff with time and
Read MoreParking, red-light camera infractions to be reviewed outside of court system Starting June 2025, the City will start to manage and adjudicate parking ticket infractions through its Administrative Penalty System (APS), transitioning from the existing Provincial Offensive Act (POA) courts.
Read More35 House Democrats are supporting President Donald Trump use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to kill electric vehicle (EV) standards for the nation. A Republican resolution aimed at repealing the Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) move passed by a
Read MoreIn 2024, UBER paid $24,693,579.24 for per-trip fees, Taxi News has learned in an email from the City on May 2nd. The funds represent the 34 cents per trip Uber pays to Toronto, as noted in section 441 of 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 MoreU.S. Senator writes Zuckerberg about fake driver concerns NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to Meta’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg following reports that the company has allowed black market groups on Facebook with over 22,000 members to fraudulently sell access
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
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