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Study citing too many cabs in 1997 makes timely reappearance
In 1997 an independent study by Dr. Marion Joppe noted widely held industry concerns that the Toronto taxi market was over-subscribed by as many as 1,000 cabs. Unfortunately, the report was shelved and months later Howard Moscoe and company ushered in their devastating Ambassador program.
by Mike Beggs
Fifteen years later, Dr. Marion Joppe’s 1997 Report on the Toronto taxicab industry has resurfaced. MORE
Review officials finally agree to meet with plate owners
Still angry with Review staff for scheduling private sessions with Ambassadors and other industry blocs, many owners less than thrilled with City’s last minute gesture
by Mike Beggs
Standard plate owners finally had their own Toronto Taxicab Industry Review meeting on April 27 at the City Hall Members Lounge. MORE
That’s a wrap
With the consultation segment of the City’s taxi industry review scheduled to wrap up in the next week or two, City staff are set to begin the arduous process of sifting through literally thousands of opinions on how to fix an ailing industry. We’ll have to wait till fall for staff to report back with their preliminary recommendations.
Many still fear City’s review a big show
by Mike Beggs
Concerns continue about where the City of Toronto is heading with its’ ongoing Taxi Industry Review, and its mysterious “dotmocracy” process.
With the Consultation schedule wrapping up on May 1, City staff will study the information from 16 meetings with industry stakeholders and come back with a Preliminary Report, slated for late summer or fall.
But veteran owner/operator Gerald Manley is among those who fear the City already has a predetermined course of action in mind – the controversial conversion of 1,430 Ambassador plates into Standards -- and he suggests the Review amounts to the same old “smoke and mirrors” as witnessed in the past. He was among those owners boycotting the Review process, until the City finally granted them (like other industry sectors) a separate meeting on April 27 MORE
Study citing too many cabs in 1997 makes timely reappearance
Review officials finally agree to meet with plate owners
Many still fear City’s review a big show
Cab driving in Acapulco a deadly business
Province set to extend taxi exemption for hand-held communication
Proposal harnesses Ambassador conversion with Disabilities Act
Industry, City and refresher course must face up to disability
Industry veteran and frequent Taxi News contributor Gerry Manley has written a series of letters addressing what he believes are the most pressing issues industry members should be considering prior to attending the major stakeholders’ meetings for the taxi industry review. You will find all of them here. MORE
