To have vehicles for hire lined up and waiting for the exact moment a customer needs a ride would mean thousands of cars need to be cruising or waiting, 24/7. It's not sustainable; balance can be achieved but may require reasonable wait times, says Marc Andre Way. Photo: Vazken Karamanoukian
Consumers should not expect a cab to arrive faster than an ambulance by Marc Andre Way Instant gratification is not sustainable in ground transportation. Of course, consumers love the idea that they can tap an app to receive whatever they
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One of Toronto's longest-serving Taxi industry operators, Peter Mandronis, speaks with Fiona Chapman of L&S at the June 20 meeting. Photo: Taxi News
Taxi feedback missing from June 24 staff presentation A third meeting focused on Accessible Taxis has been added to the calendar for Monday, June 24th. In addition to the Taxi industry virtual meeting scheduled for 12:30pm, and the meeting for
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CTA president Marc André Way speaks with Policy Director Joanna Hazelden after the June 20th, 2024 VFH consultation at the East York Civic Centre. Photo: Taxi News
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
Read MorePeter 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read More65,000 drivers chasing 160,000 rides per day Poll question #4 on Toronto’s June 12th Vehicle for Hire (VFH) public consultation saw twice as many polled in favour of ending open entry and placing a limit on the number of VFH
Read MoreBefore Toronto legalized ride-sharing, the drivers who provided accessible vans counted on picking up non-accessible fares to subsidize onerous costs June 13, 2024 update: This column ran in the Toronto Star on July 20, 2022. Taxi News is republishing it
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Over 100 participants were on on the June 12 Vehicle for Hire consultation online meeting. Image: Webex
Zero available vehicles, open entry damage not mentioned Toronto staff floated the idea of providing an upfront $20,000 grant to Taxi drivers who will purchase an Accessible vehicle during last night’s Vehicle for Hire (VFH) consultation. Surprisingly, two disruptive factors
Read MoreThe City of Toronto is inviting residents and industry members to share their views on the vehicle-for-hire regulations at a series of virtual and in-person public consultations Wednesday, June 12 through Wednesday, June 25. The Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire Bylaw (https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/toronto-code-546.pdf)
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