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Toronto Transit Commission Board · 2025-09-10 · 2025.TTC8.11

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Feasibility study of delivering a centralized on-demand accessible taxicab dispatch service through the existing Wheel-Trans service - by Chair Jamaal Myers, seconded by Commissioner Dianne Saxe

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2025-09-10 · Toronto Transit Commission Board · adopted

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The TTC Board requested Toronto Transit Commission staff to work with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards on the feasibility of delivering a centralized on-demand accessible taxicab dispatch service through the existing Wheel-Trans service.

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Through item 2024.EX19.4, City Council directed Municipal Licensing and Standards (MLS) to report to the Executive Committee with recommendations on further cost analysis, cost-benefit analysis and possible operational models for a proposed Centralized Dispatch Service (CDS), including utilizing existing dispatch service through Wheel-Trans. A CDS is a system that connects Toronto residents with wheelchair accessible vehicle taxis on-demand, regardless of which broker that taxi is connected to.

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The TTC already utilizes a CDS system to connect Wheel-trans service customers with wheelchair accessible taxis. As part of the discussion of 2024.EX19.4, Councillors expressed interest in understanding whether the CDS could be delivered by the existing Wheel-Trans service and/or draw upon their expertise having operated a CDS system. This motion allows TTC staff to engage with MLS staff in more in-depth discussions between MLS and TTC staff about the feasibility of using the existing Wheel-Trans operated CDS service. This would include establishing a project team, identifying business requirements and necessary resources for a CDS, and developing a detailed business case and cost estimate.

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TTC Board request Toronto Transit Commission staff to work with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards on the feasibility of delivering a centralized on-demand accessible taxicab dispatch service through the existing Wheel-Trans service.

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