Project Summary
The use of Mobility Wallets is a relatively new approach that communities are experimenting with to address financial barriers some residents face with accessing essential destinations and opportunities. In these programs, participants provided funds on a debit card or other form of payment to pay for various mobility options and/or services, such as transit and shared mobility.
This project will evaluate the second phase of the Los Angeles Mobility Wallet program. Phase 1 provided debit cards to 2,000 low-income residents in South Los Angeles to pay for transit, ride-hailing, carsharing, and other transportation options. Phase 2 will expand the program to 1,000 low-income residents in Los Angeles County. The project team will employ a randomized control trial research design that collects surveys and observations before, during, and after program implementation. Relative to Phase 1 evaluations, this second phase will improve the generalizability of findings, provide insights to the differential impacts of the program on low-income residents living in suburban and central city locations, and capture program impacts on the socioeconomic and health outcomes of participants.
