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Committees approve updated trip fees and $150,000 permit proposal for Los Angeles shared mobility program
Summary
The joint Transportation and Public Works committees approved the chair's recommendations to update on-demand mobility trip fees, including a $150,000 operator permit fee and a targeted subsidy for equity-focused mobility districts; the CAO projected roughly $2.7 million in annual fee revenue and an estimated $254,000 general-fund subsidy under the recommended option.
Los Angeles' Transportation and Public Works committees on June 10 approved an update to the city's on-demand mobility fees that would raise operator permit costs and create a subsidy to keep fees lower in equity-focused mobility districts.
Lisonbee Willhait of the City Administrative Officer's office told the committees that "current revenues are only bringing in about 20% of the cost needed to cover the cost for this program," and presented three fee-structure options. The CAO recommended a partial subsidy option projected to generate nearly $2.7 million in annual revenue while requiring an estimated $254,000 in general-fund support to preserve free service in designated equity zones.
Industry representatives urged care in setting fees and in the data used. Monica DeLillo of Lime said the company supports cost recovery but warned that "calculations leveraging outdated ridership numbers will inevitably result in an over collection of fees, which does not align with…
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