Mayor Olivia Chow presided over the Executive Committee meeting on
December 10th. Photo: Alexander Zdravko for Taxi News
“Let’s give it another try…let’s see if we could do better” Uber’s influence in the Mayor’s office is not what it was when John Tory presided, it appears. At the close of the December 10th Executive Committee meeting, half of
Read MoreTwo VHF items moved to after lunch Executive Committee – Meeting 19 Meeting Date and Status: December 10, 2024 – 9:30 AM – Scheduled (Preview) Location: Committee Room 1, City Hall/Video ConferencePublishing Status: Agenda Published
Read MoreGladki Planning Associates “Vehicle for Hire Public and Stakeholder Consultation and Summary” is available to read as a attachment to EX19.4 – 2024 Review of the Vehicle-for-Hire By-Law and Industry on Toronto’s website. The Vehicle for Hire review will be
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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
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
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
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
Read MoreAmong the changes being suggested as part of the 2024 Vehicle for Hire Review is allowing Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs) now under contract to Wheel-Trans be allowed to service on-demand calls and to receive the proposed $15 or $25 incentive.
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Instead of making its Accessible Taxi program viable by limiting the number of VFH, Toronto proposes extending the life of WAV's to ten years. Image: Cartoon Bob for Taxi News
How can Toronto solve the problem of oversupply by ignoring it? Dear Councillor Pasternak, I am writing to you today to urge you to vote against adopting the most recent Vehicle for Hire (VFH) Staff report. It offers no solutions
Read More“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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