City of Vancouver is expected to extend a moratorium on new taxi-service licenses today – Vancouverites who want to use Uber may have to wait a while longer yet, as the City of Vancouver is expected to pass a motion that would, in effect, stop the ride-sharing service from operating until the fall.
Last October, the city put a six-month moratorium on new taxi licenses to review the impact of changes including ride-sharing technologies like Uber’s app. The city is expected to pass a motion on Tuesday that would extend the moratorium until the end of October 2015.
James Unger, who says he was one of the city’s first Uber drivers when it operated in Vancouver briefly in 2012, says customer feedback was mainly positive, and local demand for Uber remains high.
By The Early Edition – CBC News – March 24, 2015.
Want More Investigative Content?
