Metro Wants To Pay You $600 To Drive Less This Summer
The second phase expands from 300 to about 2,000 households and uses a $2 million grant to test lower-driving habits.
- On Wednesday, Los Angeles Metro expanded its "One Car Challenge" pilot program countywide, offering approximately 2,000 households up to $600 to reduce driving for five weeks.
- Backed by a $2 million Regional Early Action Planning grant from the Southern California Association of Governments, the expansion builds on a 2023 pilot in Santa Monica involving 300 households.
- Participants age 21 and older must keep at least one household vehicle idle for five weeks to earn the full $600, using the Go Carma smartphone app to document reduced driving via odometer photos.
- Public reaction remains mixed, as critics argue cash incentives cannot compensate for the time drain of switching to transit; Metro spokesperson Patrick Chandler noted the agency hopes to see behavioral changes.
- Officials aim to use findings to improve traffic flow ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, estimating about 30% of daily solo car trips could be replaced by walking, carpooling, or transit.
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