FILE PHOTO: Uber and Lyft signs are seen on a car in Redondo Beach, California, U.S., March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RC1F359D1320/File Photo
Toronto city council unexpectedly voted on Wednesday to temporarily cap the number of licences for ride-share drivers at current levels until city staff complete a wider report on regulating the vehicle-for-hire industry next year.
There are currently about 52,000 ride-share licences for drivers working for companies like Uber and Lyft in Toronto, city staff said. About 62 per cent of those drivers do not live in the city, staff said. "We need to put a really good framework, a good system in place so that drivers can make a living, and that we will have a good system without contributing too much on congestion and greenhouse gas emissions," Chow said.
Colle's motion came during a debate on an item, also adopted by council, to mandate all taxi and ride-share vehicles operating in the city be electric by Jan. 1, 2031. A separate motion saw council vote to implement a new grant program to incentivize the private transportation industry's transition to electric vehicles.
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