By Marc Andre Way At its October 11 Council meeting, the City of Toronto will vote on whether to require 100 per cent of Taxis and ridesharing vehicles to be all-electric by 2030. Other municipalities will certainly follow Toronto’s lead;
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Central Taxi drivers Mohammed Dahir and Mohammad Omar provide services to Niagara's Taxi medical program, which has provided a boon to drivers and enormous savings to the Region. Photo: Central Taxi
Sending select passengers to hospital by Taxi rather than by ambulance is saving Niagara Region approximately $1000 per trip, Public Health Committee members heard at their July meeting. The Region is on track to save $200,000 in transportation expenses on an investment of only $10,000, a return on investment of 1900 per cent.
In the five months since the Taxi medical pilot has been operational, the average cost of a Taxi trip has been $15-20. According to Municipal Benchmarking Network Canada, Niagara EMS Operating Cost per Patient Transported by ambulance averaged $1,006 in 2018.
Read MoreFollowing is the transcript of Uber Director of Policy Jake Brockman’s deputation at Toronto’s September 21st Economic Development Committee. Taxi News plans to share additional deputations in the days ahead. Good afternoon, Chair Bravo, Vice Chair Carol, members of the
Read MoreFollowing is the transcript of Nicole Moore’s September 21st deputation to Toronto’s Economic Development Committee. Taxi News will share transcripts of additional deputations in the days ahead. ***** Thank you. My name is Nicole Moore. I’m a member of Rideshare
Read MoreFollowing is the transcript of ED Chair Alejandro Bravo’s questions to Jake Brockman of Uber Canada at the September 21st Economic Development Committee. Taxi News will share transcripts of additional deputations in the days ahead. Bravo: I’m going to pick
Read MoreThe “Impossibility Doctrine” in law applies to situations in which a law or contract is made, which is physically impossible to fulfill. Taxi News wrote Toronto’s Legal department through the Media office on September 25th to ask if any law
Read More60,000 Ubers cruising empty 40% of the time represent 95% of these vehicles Following is the transcript of Kristine Hubbard’s September 21st deputation to Toronto’s Economic Development Committee. Taxi News will share transcripts of additional deputations in the days ahead.
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Niagara's Central Taxi will be operating as usual on Eclipse Day, April 8th. However, managers have asked clients for their patience as no one is exactly sure how events will unfold during the day. The area is expected to be swamped with tourists. Photo: HIM
In the world of professional sports, victories can be measured by a 100th of a second or a fraction of an inch at the finish line. On the track at Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation’s Hope in Motion, success is defined
Read MoreMinutes posted to Toronto’s website on September 23rd indicate that Taxis and rideshare vehicles will need to be 100 per cent electric by 2030. Although several industry deputants including an insurance broker told Councillors that no one is offering insurance
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