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@datadonuts.laSep 24, 2026, 4:43 PM

Thank you so much for joining this month’s Data+Donuts! Make sure to pencil in Thursday, October 22nd for our next presentation with Metrolink on their new Open Loop Payments! #DataAndDonuts #GovTech #Networking #LosAngeles #Transit

@datadonuts.laSep 24, 2026, 4:17 PM

Most importantly, research shows that the benefits did NOT continue after the Pilot Program ended. Participants expressed gratitude for a temporary solution, but remorse over it not becoming a staple for their lives. #DataAndDonuts #GovTech #MobilityWallet

Short-term program yields short-term benefits

The mobility wallet helped people pay for transportation, allowed people to use more modes, described making more trips, and gained short-term life improvements
But, the benefits largely did not last after the pilot period ended.

“I was able to see my friends more often. I had family members who live in Santa Monica....Because now, unless they don't come get me, I'm not going.”

“I would say I don't go to visit my mom as frequently now. That would probably be the main one, like going to visit family. I just don't do it as often. It's more of when I can or if they can come by and pick me up. It's kind of that situation now.”
@datadonuts.laSep 24, 2026, 4:14 PM

Most importantly, Madeline shows that the program’s participants reported an increase in quality of life due to less pressure on personal finances. #Mobility #TransitEquity #DataAndDonuts

Quality of life
• Decreased financial pressure
• Facilitated social connectedness
• Decreased stress
• Increased feelings of independence and freedom
@datadonuts.laSep 24, 2026, 4:13 PM

Madeline speaks of the program, its history, and gives an overview of the two phases and which communities they focused on. #DataAndDonuts

LA Mobility Wallet Pilot Program
• 1 year program period

Phase 1
• Launched May 2023
• 1,000 recipients in South Los
Angeles
• Received $150/month on a prepaid physical card

Phase 2
• Launched July 2025
• 2,000 recipients (1,000 in South Los Angeles + 1,000 from anywhere in LA
County)
• Received $1,800 as a lump sum on a prepaid physical or virtual card
@datadonuts.laSep 24, 2026, 3:58 PM

Join our live stream to watch this month’s Data + Donuts LIVE! #DataAndDonuts #GovTech #Networking

www.youtube.com/live/szW52pU...

@datadonuts.laSep 24, 2026, 3:52 PM

Glad to see so many familiar faces, and welcome to our new visitors. 🍩 We’re just 10 minutes away from the start of this month’s presentation. #DataAndDonuts

@datadonuts.laSep 24, 2026, 3:10 PM

Our networking hour begins! Grab a friend, or someone you don’t know, and discuss mobility needs in LA County. #dataanddonuts

A straight on photo of the presentation screening with a slide prompting our audience to chat with someone they don’t know!

Welcome! Please grab a donut, introduce yourself to a person you don't yet know + discuss:

1. What do you know about Mobility in LA
County?
2. In what ways do you think data could be used to improve mobility access around the city?