Question follows Peel sexual assaults by fake rideshare driver Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria told Road Warrior News that re-visiting effective Visual Identity requirements for Vehicles for Hire (VFH) is something he would discuss with the Ministry of Transportation
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“Communications campaign” won’t fix issue of 86,000 vehicles Toronto still has approximately 86,000 Vehicles for Hire cruising the roads, with no cap in sight. However, Mayor Olivia Chow’s motion to launch a “communications and intergovernmental campaign focusing on raising the
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The Accessible Fund whereby one segment of the industry is MADE to pay for another is just insane By Andy Réti For over 30 years, I was making deputations at City Hall in the mistaken belief that just “this time
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“I can’t tell you how surprised I was when I read that” Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher was unpleasantly surprised to see that 14 per cent of traffic in the downtown core are Private Transportation Company (PTC) vehicles. “The research indicate
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Having 82,000 Vehicles for Hire (VFH) on Toronto streets is an irrational idea, Co-op Cabs’ representative Glenn De Baeremaeker to Mayor Chow and Executive Committee on December 10th. “Councillor Colle moved a motion about a year ago for a a
Read More “There’s no identifier, and yet, there they are picking somebody up“ Unidentified Private Transportation Vehicles in Toronto’s downtown core “doing 180s,” stopping in bike lanes and picking up fares are a concern for Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher. “I’m quite concerned
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All every Uber driver wants, is what every Taxi driver once had. Everything Taxi drivers ever had and fought for – a living wage; some job security; transparent dealings with regulators and customers; and traffic congestion that is at least
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“Those recommendations were a dumpster fire.” –Kristine Hubbard, Beck Taxi “Finally, one year after the City realized how bad things were, they really listened.” One year after Mayor Olivia Chow sent staff to review the Vehicle for Hire system and
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Transcript of Yevhenii Novikov’s remarks: “Yes, I would like to, would like to thank you the commission for the chance to speak here. So first of all, I want to talk about the discrimination I think I have faced recently
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