“The city needs to do its fair share,” Richmond representative Reva M. Trammell said.

Hanover board representative Aubrey M. Stanley could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

Since arriving in the region, the nearly 5,000 vehicles registered as providing services for transportation network companies — the state’s designation for ride-sharing businesses such as Uber and Lyft — have dwarfed the 564 registered taxi drivers.

As of Feb. 16, 313 of those 5,000 were registered as being garaged in Hanover, 2,007 in Henrico, 1,272 in Chesterfield and 1,399 in Richmond, according to Brandy Brubaker, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles spokeswoman.

According to documents Middleton presented to Henrico supervisors, Richmond has 195 taxi drivers, Henrico has 356, Chesterfield has 13 and Hanover has none.

“We are in a different era,” Middleton said.

The taxi board seeks to remove as many regulatory issues as possible from the taxi industry that have become hurdles, Holland said. Lyft, which is not yet in the Richmond area, and Uber operate under state regulations.

“Our goal has been to level the playing field,” Holland said.