4 Local Pilot Programs for Underserved Communities + Workforce Development

Where: Los Angeles

How much funding?  $500,000 from the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator

What are the pilot programs?

• growing car-share
  • Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles car-share pilot project in partnership with the car-share company Envoy
  •  Envoy & Pick My Solar will identify payment and other barriers to EV adoption in low-income neighborhoods led by San Fernando Valley-based environmental justice organization Pacoima Beautiful
• growing bike-share
  • solar-powered e-bike-share program by environmental justice organization Communities for a Better Environment
• more emissions-free delivery opportunities
  •  zero-emission e-cargo bike operation by the Conservation Corps of Long Beach

What push came from the Legislature: Add a workforce development angle to the Emissions Free projects

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