Beyond Transit Discounts: Comparing the L.A. Mobility Wallet and Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Programs
Brief
Sang-O Kim | Madeline Brozen | Madeline Wander | tamika butler | Evelyn Blumenberg
May 2025
This brief compares L.A.’s two primary mobility assistance programs: the Mobility Wallet pilot and Metro’s Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE), launched in 2019, which provides 20 free transit rides per month. The findings draw from 31 in-depth interviews with participants conducted at the conclusion
