The Changing Lanes project is a project initiated by the Democratic Party administration, so the original project is known to us.
To hear government now state that they have lifted the moratorium on bus and taxi permits, "to do a study on the public transportation system", defies all logic.
In our opinion, ahead of this announced study, government should exercise restraint and hold off on lifting the moratorium, until they are better able to assess the entire public transportation system.
But since government has (matter-of-factly) announced the lifting of the moratorium, I submit the following questions to the Executive Council:
How many applications are currently pending for bus and taxi licenses?
How many permit holders make use of assistant (help) chauffeurs?
How many bus licenses are in name of a company?
How many of these permit holders(companies) employ independent bus owners as chauffeurs?
What will government's policy be in granting taxi and bus licenses, now that they have lifted or will be lifting the moratorium on bus and taxi licenses? How many licenses has government issued since the lifting of the moratorium?
Is the Commission for Public Transportation operational? Who is on the Commission?
I look forward to a speedy answer to these questions,
Respectfully,
Sarah Wescot-Williams, Island Council member, Democratic Party Faction