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FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
JUNE 20, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: LOW INCOME FARE IS EASY (LIFE) PROGRAM
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE an update on the outreach activities, including on-site events, for the LIFE Program.
Issue
ISSUE
At its regular Board meeting on January 25, 2018, the Board adopted Motion #12.1 authored by Directors Hahn, Garcetti, Dupont-Walker and Krekorian with a goal of increasing enrollment in the LIFE Program through hosting on-site events with social service agencies (Attachment A).
This item is to update the board on actions taken to-date in response to the Board's direction and highlight ongoing and future activities.
BACKGROUND
As approved by the Board in May 2017, effective January 1, 2018, the Rider Relief Transportation Program (RRTP) and the Immediate Needs Transportation Program (INTP) were consolidated to form the LIFE Program. LIFE provides fare subsidy coupons to eligible riders who purchase weekly, monthly or EZ transit passes from participating transit systems. Eligible riders include adult Regular riders, Senior/Disabled/Medicare riders, K-12 grade students, and College/Vocational students whose household income is at or below 50% of the Los Angeles Area Median Income level as defined by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Through a network of social service agencies, the program also provides individuals capable of using public transit, for all or part of their trip, with fare media for specific trip purposes up to $35 in a single month.
Finally, the program also incorporates a taxi support component for individuals who have an immediate and qualifying trip purpose and, due to safety, frailty or health issues, are not able to use public transit.
There are currently 52,000 patrons enrolled in the programs, the marketing and outreach efforts have resulted in a 6.3% annual growth rate and should increase with the extensiv...
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