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Earla Phillips and other members of Rideshare Drivers of Ontario held a press conference at Toronto City Hall on December 14th, 2023 to express their support for Toronto Council as it works to identify an improved system of licensing rideshare vehicles. There are too many people driving for money at present, Phillips says, which makes it difficult for anyone to earn a living wage. Photo: RDAO
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Algorithm charges riders more, pays drivers less

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A.I.-driven pricing and pay is bad for drivers and customers With the release of its December 2024 report on “algorithmic pay,” the Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario makes three recommendations: Introduction to the Rideshare Drivers’ Association of Ontario December, 2024

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Health warning label: attempting to read the VHS Review in one sitting may cause dizzy spells and blurred vision. Image: Taxi News
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Having 85,000 vehicles for hire IS the problem

Rita Smith

Ensure eternal angst by freezing the number exactly where it is Let’s be real: 85,000 VFH represents no ‘cap’ at all; it’s just a language game…You could permit 500,000 or a million licenses and call that a ‘cap,’ too, if

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Jesse Coleman (Manager of Transportation Data and Analytics) and Carleton Grant (Executive Director Municipal Licensing and Standards presented the 2024 VFH Review at Toronto City Hall on December 3, 2024. Photo: Alexander Zdravko
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Overview of proposed Accessible Taxi program

Rita Smith

Centralized dispatch, $55,000 conversion grant, March 2026 launch The information below represents a concise summary of the Accessible Taxi elements of Toronto’s 2024 Review of the Vehicle for Hire. Access the report which is going to Executive Committee on December

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.34 per ride trip fees paid by Uber to the City of Toronto in 2023. Source: City of Toronto
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No mention $15M per-trip fees in VFH report

Rita Smith

“Staff cannot predict the how the recommended licensing cap would affect future PTC trip volumes“ While Toronto’s December 3rd 2024 Review of the Vehicle-for-Hire By-Law and Industry details $0.87 million in potential financial implications, it makes no reference to the

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Rideshare decals and Taxi roof lights are available for purchase on numerous online sites, including Etsy (shown here). "Visual identifiers, or lack of control over visual identifiers, can be a serious safety issue," says CTA president Marc Andre Way.
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Passenger safety, consumer protection absent from VFH review

Rita Smith

“It’s a disappointment” after recent Peel sexual assaults, CTA says The words “consumer” and “protection” are no where to be found in Toronto’s new Vehicle for Hire (VFH) recommendations. “Passenger safety” is also missing. Taxi News ported the text of

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Will Ferrell complained to media that Toronto's traffic is unbearable when he attended the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024. Image: Toronto Star
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Unlimited EVs mean no rideshare cap, more congestion

Rita Smith

Despite the claim that Toronto’s December 3rd staff report recommends placing a “cap” of 80,000 on rideshare vehicles, the exemption for fully electric vehicles (EVs) means there is actually no cap at all, industry members point out. “The first thing

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