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Home » L.A.'s Bold Plan to Bring Car-Share to the Poor

L.A.'s Bold Plan to Bring Car-Share to the Poor

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Submitted by Jessica E. on Thu, 2015-08-27 00:00

Los Angeles is unveiling a pilot car-sharing program aimed at steering thousands of residents in poor neighborhoods away from purchasing cars of their own by providing publicly available hybrid or electric cars instead. The program will put 100 such vehicles and more than 100 charging stations in lower-income communities in central Los Angeles. The goal is to recruit thousands of potential car-sharing users to the program, eventually leading to 1,000 privately owned cars being taken off the road, decreasing traffic congestion and vehicle emissions. Residents of more modest means would also spend a smaller share of their paychecks on transportation. The program is a partnership between the city, the California Air Resources Board, and the Shared-Use Mobility Center, a nonprofit based in Chicago. Read source article>>

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DATE: August 27, 2015

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