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Ridesharing, Suburban Taxis and Transportation Options
Recommended Action
Whereas Langley Township has long supported the introduction of ridesharing, taxi, and more transportation options for our community;
Whereas taxi boundaries have unfairly prevented suburban taxis from bringing residents home from Vancouver; and
Whereas TransLink, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada, and an All Party Committee of MLAs, all unanimously supported not capping ridesharing;
Therefore be it resolved that the Mayor, on behalf of Council, write to the Passenger Transportation Board and Minister of Transportation in favour of the Board adopting policies providing suburban taxis with the same service area as ridesharing and continue to impose no fleet size restrictions on ridesharing; and further
Be it resolved that staff be directed to work with TransLink and other municipalities to ensure seamless data sharing and business licencing for taxi and Transportation Network Service (ridesharing) companies.