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Taxis and ride-sharing in Toronto

tiffer24 said:
siomo 3:59pm via Twitter for iPhone
NEW: Paul Sekhon, manager at City Taxi speaks w @JIMrichards1010virtually guarantees cab strike on #NBAAllStarTO wknd. 10K drivers he says
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http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/c...nnel=2a277729050f0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD

Taxi plate = $4983 (one time) x 532 =$2.6M
Renewals = $1279.32 x 4849 - 532 = $5.5M
Total = $8.1M
Cost to city = ???

Revenue for taxis = $1.5M x 365 = $547M
Less city costs = $8.1M
Net = $539M (plus tips)

So it's a $1/2 billion industry and city hall owes them because they pay $8M a year to the city? What a farce.

Here's a proposal. Toronto charges a sales tax on all transit (which includes tips). 1% on all departures from Toronto and 1% on drop-off's in Toronto (1.5% if both in Toronto). Applies to Uber, airport limo's, taxi cabs, greyhound bus, etc. Now everyone is treated the same for taxes (and a slight increase in revenue to the city).

There is still a role for taxi's. Give any driver the ability to be a taxi driver if they have an accessible vehicle. If you have an accessible vehicle you are the only one that can be hailed down. All current license owners remain with a license but have to switch over to an accessible vehicle in 5 years. (financial incentive to have accessible vehicles plus retains the licenses so they can't sue the city)
 
Brampton passed a unanimous ban on Uber and have been enforcing the $5k fine.

Brampton is on a roll: reject a fully paid LRT line through their downtown. Now they vote to ban the next best alternative to driving.
 
I don't understand why these guys didn't lobby the city to cut licensing fees during the negotiations. This way you're at least leveling the playing field (somewhat) until a new structure is in place.

They'd have no problem getting the public's support for this. IMO Uber shouldn't have been their focus, but the way the city hurts them.
 
Filip said:
I don't understand why these guys didn't lobby the city to cut licensing fees during the negotiations. This way you're at least leveling the playing field (somewhat) until a new structure is in place.

They'd have no problem getting the public's support for this. IMO Uber shouldn't have been their focus, but the way the city hurts them.
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Maybe because a number of people in the industry or some of the most vulnerable and are easily swayed by the Medallion owners who are telling them they need to fight Uber? Just a guess...
 
salsa said:
Taxi drivers: "Lowering fares on the UP Express is another blow the city’s already struggling taxi industry. It will significantly hurt the taxi business and the limos working at the airport. It will hurt everyone.”

http://www.metronews.ca/news/toront...rs-up-express-fare-drop-is-another-blow-.html
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that sounds like a complaint the taxis tried in Orlando when Disney started it's free (included with the resort booking) Magical express bus service. They lost out on a lot of expensive cab rides from there.
 
Uber draws ire for surge pricing during TTC mess http://www.blogto.com/city/2016/03/uber_draws_ire_for_surge_pricing_during_ttc_mess/

Instead of walking or waiting for a shuttle bus during this morning's chaotic commute, many Torontonians turned to UberX in attempt to get to work on time.

Some, however, were miffed when they saw surge prices at three times the normal fare. This tactic shouldn't be surprising considering Uber always raises its prices when demand is high. Nevertheless, conventional cabs looked pretty good this morning.



 
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