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RSS FeedsCar2Go to suspend operations in Toronto at end of month
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24 may 2018 19:33:11

 
Car2Go to suspend operations in Toronto at end of month
(The Star Travel)
 


The auto-sharing company Car2Go announced Thursday that it will cease operations in Toronto at the end of the month, blaming city council for passing amendments to a pilot project that restricts on-street parking.Car2Go says the pilot would make it impossible for the car-sharing company to successfully operate in Toronto. Car2Go uses a “free-float” car-sharing model, allowing users to pick up a car without having to return it to the same spot.“Despite our best efforts over a nearly six-year collaboration with the City of Toronto to establish an effective regulatory framework for free-float car share, city councillors have passed a heavily restricted pilot that ultimately weakens mobility options for Torontonians,” Paul DeLong, CEO of Car2Go North America, said in a statement.“Other cities around the world — including Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary — have fully embraced our service because of the numerous economic and quality of life benefits free-float car sharing brings to their cities.” Before passing the amended pilot project last month, some councillors said residents moving into some neighbourhoods were finding it hard or impossible to get on-street permits, and argued car-share needs can’t trump those of homeowners.Mayor John Tory said in a statement that the company chose confrontation on the issue over collaboration with city council.“In fact, through the course of discussions with the City about reasonable concerns shared by many Toronto residents their response was to repeatedly threaten to leave the city,” Tory said. “While their decision to suspend operations in Toronto is unfortunate, it is their decision alone to walk away from a clear path towards regulations that would allow them to operate in our city in a reasonable, compatible way.“I’m confident that other car-sharing companies willing to work with us and to operate in this manner will succeed in Toronto.̶ ...


 
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