Toronto traffic: City sends licensing cap plan for further review [Video]

A plan to limit the number of licences issued to private ride-share drivers in Toronto has been put on hold.

At Tuesday’s executive committee, councillors agreed to asked staff to review congestion measures and consumer protections before making any final recommendations.

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“Our key task is to support drivers, protect consumers against price surging, all of that,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said at the meeting.

“My team tried to take all the concerns that you folks have, that I’m hearing today, consolidated it and say, ‘Let’s give it another try. Let’s see if we can do better’.”

A spokesperson for Uber Canada told CTV News Toronto it will “review the referral closely.” 

Coun. Jennifer McKelvie thanked the committee for asking staff to take another look at this report, pointing to the differing transit needs across Toronto, notably how in downtown it’s faster to get from point A to B on the …