Our Community CarShare Sacramento Pilot Project

Clean Mobility Options Regional Pilot Project

Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District | Our Community CarShare Sacramento Pilot Project

Project Details

Our Community CarShare Sacramento Pilot Project (CarShare or OCCS)’s grant term is from February 2016 - July 2027. The project increased access to zero- and near-zero emission transportation for low-income residents living in affordable housing communities within Sacramento’s disadvantaged and low-income neighborhoods. The project provided subsidized transportation to participating residents through clean technology carsharing and pre-paid vouchers for ride hail services, paratransit, Amtrak, and public transportation. Project benefits included increased clean mobility access for residents, improved air quality through greenhouse gas and toxic tailpipe emission reductions and contributing to regional and statewide goals for transportation electrification.

Side view of parked, white Chevy Bolt with Our Community Carshare logo Carshare site outdoor outreach events, two women talking at table with plexi glass barrier. Women are wearing face coverings as a COVID precaution.

Outreach event and site visit. Carshare staff are speaking with residents at a project site and wearing face protection as a COVID precaution measure. Side and rear view of parked white Chevy Bolt with Our Community Carshare logo

Funding Details

Grant Amount: $5,863,847

By the Numbers

Services, Vehicles & Equipment Funded

10 Locations with monthly site visits each
18 Electric vehicles, including 16 Chevy Bolts and 2 Pacifica Plug in Hybrid Minivans
18 Chargers 
773,478 Total electric miles driven 
50,560 Total reservations 
919 Members pre-cost share; 56 members post-cost share
Monthly virtual meetings 
10 Launch events (1 per site location)

Estimated Quantifiable Benefits

GHG emission reductions: 1,156 MTCO2e
NO_x reductions: 848 lbs
PM_2.5 reductions: 68 lbs
ROG reductions: 64 lbs

Community Details

The CarShare program is based in Sacramento and serves low-income and disadvantaged populations as defined by Senate Bill 535 (De León, Chapter 830, Statutes of 2012) and Assembly Bill 1550 (Gomez, Chapter 369, Statutes of 2016) and represented in CalEnviroScreen 4.0. Each CarShare location has a unique demographic, serving Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, and Black or African American communities with an average annual household income of $25,313. The languages spoken differ at each site, and include Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, Cantonese, Russian, Farsi, Pashto, Hmong, and Punjabi. Some of the communities are senior living facilities and have a minimum age of 55. Many of the locations are within transportation deserts, which makes using public transit challenging.

California Air Resources Board