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Carson mayor keeps $2 senior rides, expands outreach in State of the City address
Summary
Mayor Lula Davis Holmes said the city renewed a subsidized senior transportation contract that offers up to 20 rides a month for $2 per trip and described expanded senior outreach including Meals on Wheels check-ins and a senior social services contact line.
Mayor Lula Davis Holmes said the City of Carson will maintain and has recently re-awarded a subsidized transportation program for older residents that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We just awarded that contract a couple of months ago," Mayor Lula Davis Holmes said, describing a program in which seniors can choose between Uber and Yellow Cab for about $2 per trip and receive up to 20 rides a month to medical appointments and other essential destinations. "It's $2. You get 20 rides a month. It operates 7 days a week, 365 days throughout the year." (Mayor Lula Davis Holmes)
Holmes told the audience the program was designed to provide choice and safety: both vendors bid on the contract so seniors have options and family members can track trips when appropriate. She said Yellow Cab also offers a tracking service.
The mayor also described broader senior supports the city operates, including Meals on Wheels and proactive outreach: staff call seniors whose addresses the city has on record to check on their welfare. Holmes said residents or family members can connect with the senior social services department to register someone for periodic checks.
Why it matters: Holmes framed transportation and outreach as part of a broader push to keep residents connected and independent. The program reduces mobility barriers for older adults who lack other transportation options, and ongoing outreach is intended to identify seniors in need of additional services.
What officials said next: Holmes emphasized the services had been continued after the pandemic and that the city had deliberately kept options open so seniors and families could choose the vendor that best met their needs.
Clarifying details: The mayor described the program terms as $2 per trip and up to 20 rides per month; the city re-awarded the contract recently and maintains both Uber and Yellow Cab as options. For enrollment or to request checks from the senior social services department, Holmes said callers should contact the city's senior social services office (contact details were not specified in the presentation).
