On August 31, officials from Niagara Region, the City of St. Catharines and the Niagara Catholic District School Board hosted an event to mark the launch of its Automated Speed Enforcement Program which will be ready to start issuing monetary
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Ejaz Butts, Secretary, I-Taxi Workers Association of Toronto Photo: supplied “LIMOUSINE AND TAXI INDUSTRY PROTESTING VEHICLE THEFT AT QUEENS PARK 31 AUGUST 2023 THURSDAY 11 :30 AM” One protest to call upon the Ontario government to arrange strict types of laws and other arrangements to stop STOLEN VEHICLES Everyone drivers
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Toronto City Hall Photo: Toronto.ca The City of Toronto’s staff report outlining recommendations to achieve net zero emissions by 2030 for the vehicle-for-hire industry is currently tracking to the Economic and Community Development Committee on September 21st and City Council in October, Taxi News has
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Cruise collides with a fire truck in San Francisco. Photo: @Friscolive415 “Several factors added complexity to this specific incident” Cruise says Must see: Thursday eve, a @Cruise AV named Novel was involved in an injury (headache) accident with SF Fire Dept Truck 3. There was reportedly 1 person in Cruise vehicle.
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The name "Dundas" is not just a street name in Toronto, but is used in municipalities across Ontario. “There are more appropriate ways to spend $8.6 million” Former Toronto Mayors David Crombie, John Sewell, Art Eggleton have written a joint letter to the current Mayor and Council to request Toronto re-consider changing the name of Dundas Street. On
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Legalizing rideshare permitted more than 80,000 additional vehicles to cruise Toronto's already-gridlocked streets. The Ontario government has announced that Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) riders will be able use credit or debit cards to pay fares, including cards on a smartphone or smartwatch starting Tuesday, August 15th. Whether this will coax riders out of
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Darrien Trombley is the first apprentice sponsored by Coventry as part of its 2023 growth program. Photo: Taxi News “It is never boring. Every day is different; it’s amazing how much I am learning every day,” says Darrien Trombley.
Trombley is the first apprentice mechanic sponsored by Coventry Connections in its 2023 program to build its automotive maintenance team through recruitment, apprenticeship and outreach including co-op programs.
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Canadian author Cory Doctorow Image: Pluralistic “Enshittification” is the term Doctorow created in 2022 to describe what happens when an online platform like Amazon or Twitter becomes more monetized and less user-oriented the longer it lasts. These platforms started out serving users by offering features that lure them in; then serve advertisers and third parties by offering ad targeting and deals; and lastly, serve themselves and their shareholders by cheating and exploiting both advertisers and users. Doctorow calls this process “enshittification.”
“Autoenshittification” is when these anti-consumer design and marketing principles are applied to vehicles being packed with digital technologies no one wants.
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Toronto City Hall Photo: toronto.ca On July 11th, Toronto’s Executive Committee will consider the TTC’s Wheel-Trans service and request the CEO to make a presentation on September 5th. Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA 2005) there has been an increase in access
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