Julie Gates:
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Los Angeles Metro is giving 1,000 residents $150 a month for
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transportation costs, and Tempe, Arizona
launches its first car free neighborhood.
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Welcome to your Transit
Unplugged News Minute.
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LA Metro is participating in a pilot
program that provides $150 a month for
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a year for transportation expenses.
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This universal basic mobility program is
called the Mobility Wallet, which is a
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refillable debit card that can be used for
a variety of mobility services, including
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public transit and rideshare trips.
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And the first car free neighborhood that's
been built from scratch in the United
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States has launched in Tempe, Arizona.
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This walkable five minute
city is named Culdesac.
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It has a grocery store, a restaurant,
a yoga studio, but no parking for cars.
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Culdesac has also partnered with
transit and mobility companies to
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make a car free lifestyle easy.
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This Transit Unplugged News Minute is
being brought to you by Modaxo, passionate
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about moving the world's people.
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I'm Julie Gates.
