Outcomes and Results for Clean Mobility Options
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Cumulative Outcomes as of November 30, 2023
- $92.9 million allocated
- $30.3 million encumbered
- $30.3 million benefiting priority populations1,2
- 50 projects implemented
- 3,235 metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) reductions1
- 2.12 tons of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) reductions1
- 0.163 tons of particulate matter (PM) reductions1
- 0.256 tons of of hydrocarbon (HC) and reactive organic gases (ROG) reductions1
1Only quantified for encumbered funds.
2Priority populations include residents of: (1) census tracts identified as disadvantaged by California Environmental Protection Agency per Senate Bill 535; (2) census tracts identified as low-income per Assembly Bill (AB) 1550; or (3) a low-income household per AB 1550.
Complete Project List
Clean Mobility Options project list, including funding amounts and user demographics.
Project Outcomes
CMO grantees are required to track data on the impact of funded projects during project implementation in the following areas:
- Vehicle telematics data: Grantees collect quantifiable data on project operations, such as number of users, number of trips, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per user and per trip, average utilization rate, and average fare cost, via vehicle telematics.
- User surveys: Grantees deploy multiple user surveys over the course of project implementation to collect data that cannot be collected via telematics. This includes, but is not limited to, data such as the demographics of service users, user experience, trip purpose, alternative transportation mode if project service had not been available, pre-project travel behavior and changes in travel behavior post‑project, pre-project transportation challenges and changes in transportation access post-project, and changes in perception of zero-emission vehicles and equipment post-project.
- Community engagement and outreach: Grantees track data on outreach and engagement activities, including quantitative data, such as the number of events/activities and participants reached, and qualitative data on the nature and impact of the events/activities.
- Lessons learned: Grantees also share lessons learned during project implementation that help CARB track and respond to overarching challenges and best practices during program implementation. This is also part of the Clean Mobility Equity Alliance process.
Estimated Program Benefits
CARB staff and technical assistance providers work with funding applicants to calculate GHG emission reductions and other co-benefits, such as criteria and toxics emission reductions, VMT reductions, travel cost savings, and jobs supported, before project implementation begins. California Climate Investments has developed tools to model the impacts from investments including travel cost savings and jobs, which will be used to calculate these benefits. These estimates will then be re‑calculated annually using updated inputs based on actual data from project implementation and operations.
Socioeconomic Benefits
CARB continues to collect data on and develop a process for understanding the socioeconomic benefits to CMO users. This will include a calculation that will incorporate the value of reliable, clean transportation and the cost savings of funded clean mobility services relative to other options. The analysis will continue to be updated and estimates refined based on stakeholder feedback obtained through a public work group process and additional grantee surveys and vehicle telematics data. The following table includes the socioeconomic benefits that CMO plans to analyze.
Benefit(s) | Metric(s) | Evaluation Method(s) | Data Source | Reportable Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Improve priority populations’ access to goods and services. | Trip type/trip destination and user satisfaction on improved transportation access. | Evaluate participant responses in user surveys and post‑trip surveys | Voluntary participant responses to user surveys and post‑trip surveys | Relative number and percentage of trips by type, such as household errands/shopping, health care, entertainment/social, work or job, school or education, religious activity, other. Report number of users and user satisfaction with the service (using a 1-5 scale rating) in improving overall transportation access and access to goods and services |
CARB has begun the process of working with the grantees to get additional information; however, data is not sufficient at this time to provide a basis for any recommendations for policy or programmatic changes.