On September 20, Calgary's Standing Policy Committee will address 5 Reports regarding the taxi industry.
Those Reports can be obtained directly from the City's Council Agenda/Minutes page here (http://agendaminutes.calgary.ca/sirepub/meetresults.aspx) or on our "Breaking News" page.
Thse Reports were posted on the City's agenda/minutes page late Friday afternoon, September 16.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Consultant Reports and VFT Submissions
VFT has posted its submissions to the consultant's Reports on our website. Check out www.votersfortaxis.ca for the latest steps towards improving Calgary's taxi service. More activity will be occurring and more reports will be presented in September 2011 as the taxi service challenge starts being addressed by City Council.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Calgary's taxi situation - Consultant Reports now available for download
Two Reports from Hara and Associates, about Calgary's taxi issues and what to do to address them, are now available for download (in pdf format) from the Taxi and Limousine Advisory Committee (TLAC) website.
Here is the link to that website.
Notwithstanding that it took TLAC five and seven months (respectively, for Report Phases 2 and 1) to release them to the public, these Reports provide further perspectives into the state of the industry and the regulatory conditions under which it operates.
These Reports and their recommendations will provide important input ino the larger debate to take place starting September 2011, when the same consultant will report on Calgary's City Council request about the need for an industry overhaul, though his "scoping study".
Of particular relevance is the consultant's Phase 2 Report about Performance Reporting and Standards. Voters for Taxis has consistently maintained that performance measurement and management is a public policy requirement and a critical precondition for effective management of Calgary's civic assets, namely 1411 taxi permits, on behalf of its citizens and visitors.
It is an encouraging sign that the consultant recommends steps to achieve that public policy requirement. It remains for City Council to similarly recognize that requirement and to re-establish responsibility for this important file.
Voters for Taxis will continue to press for a balanced and consumer-based public dialogue to help inform our municipal decision makers.
Here is the link to that website.
Notwithstanding that it took TLAC five and seven months (respectively, for Report Phases 2 and 1) to release them to the public, these Reports provide further perspectives into the state of the industry and the regulatory conditions under which it operates.
These Reports and their recommendations will provide important input ino the larger debate to take place starting September 2011, when the same consultant will report on Calgary's City Council request about the need for an industry overhaul, though his "scoping study".
Of particular relevance is the consultant's Phase 2 Report about Performance Reporting and Standards. Voters for Taxis has consistently maintained that performance measurement and management is a public policy requirement and a critical precondition for effective management of Calgary's civic assets, namely 1411 taxi permits, on behalf of its citizens and visitors.
It is an encouraging sign that the consultant recommends steps to achieve that public policy requirement. It remains for City Council to similarly recognize that requirement and to re-establish responsibility for this important file.
Voters for Taxis will continue to press for a balanced and consumer-based public dialogue to help inform our municipal decision makers.
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