Ball park study, free transit, and cab fare increase get go ahead at Regina city hall
Regina City council voted Wednesday to move ahead with a study on a new high-level baseball facility, to boost taxi fares by 12.3 per cent, to allow the city to reduce density in new neighbourhoods, and to offer free transit to kids under 13.Regina city council unanimously passed a motion Wednesday to fund a feasibility study for a new high-level baseball facility.
The committee referred to as the “catalyst committee” will look at a downtown sports facility arena, a new aquatics facility, and the baseball facility.Council approved the funding of $15,000 for Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. as part of the city’s share for the feasibility study. The city manager confirmed the document will be back in executive committee on Aug. 10 and subsequently, a proposed list of people for the catalyst committee.City Council also approved a maximum 12.3 per cent fare increase for taxi brokers. City administration said the change comes in response to feedback from the business owners.
Brokers did not decide to move forward with the changes at the time. On June 10, all five taxi brokers wrote to city administration to ask for the increase. During the finalization of the report on Wednesday, the consumer price index was updated, resulting in a 12.3 per cent increase.Del Van De Kamp from Van De’s Accessible Transit said that with high inflation, rising fuel costs, expensive car parts and a rising cost of labour, the approved increase is not enough.
Once approved, the initial meter drop rate for the first 120 metres will be increased to $4.25 from $4. The distance rate will be changed from $0.25 for each additional 138 metres to $0.25 for each additional 127 metres and the rate for taxis hired by the hour will be increased to $39 per hour from $36 per hour.City Council approved an amendment to the density targets for Regina’s new neighbourhoods.
“Allowing this exception goes against the city’s Energy and Sustainability Framework as well as the goal of building complete neighbourhoods,” said Vanessa Mathews, a delegate and Regina resident. She says Regina needs to incentivize intensity in the city’s core and limit sprawl.
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