More like paying men to not drive.

It seems bizarre that they even need to research this when they could simply ask Angelenos why half of us don't take public transit.

It's not safe.

We've got a massive homelessness problem in Los Angeles, and our unwillingness to house them means they'll seek shelter. The official shelters aren't safe either, and the homeless are just as scared as everybody else. So they go Metro.

There's still regular thugs blasting music and looking for a fight, but they're few and far between, and healthier public transit cultures like NYC can better deal with troublemakers organically.

It's a symptom of the housing crisis. Everything will continue to suck until we focus on housing first. No I don't want to hear your chalkboard argument about drug-test housing because you are objectively wrong, this has already been studied to death and housing first is the correct answer. We don't need more studies, the idiots just need to read them. Spend a goddamn day on the street and it will be obvious.

Sincerely,
an Angeleno public transit fanatic

To the detractors, this experiment is based off one done in Australia, and it can have good results. Some may decide they actually don't need to drive as much and start using more public transit, and others will be able to more precisely point to pain points with not using a car.

Yes, they need more transit oriented development and better transit access, but this should be able to help

wow, a whole 100$ a week

That's pretty cool

That's almost enough to pay 1 week's rent in a shitty loft in LA.

LA needs mass transit first

Waste of fucking money. I think most people in LA already don't want to drive. Build good public infrastructure and see the results.

Does Japan offer people money not to drive? No, they make good public infrastructure and make it expensive to own a car

That is the most backward way to reduce traffic I have ever heard of

So incredibly stupid/wasteful. Just put a $3/gallon additional carbon tax on gasoline/diesel. use revenue to at least cut other taxes/rent reductions if property tax cuts, or give every resident a dividend cheque based on the carbon tax revenue. Car owners will adjust and traffic/smog improved, without just paying car owners with free money. FFS, there are cheaper than $600/mo cars I can use to scam for free money.

Maybe make your metro usable so not driving would be easier. It's kind of impossible to get where you need to go without a car in LA

Why waste the money on paying people to not drive instead of using money to make the reasons they don’t use public transportation better?

Maybe instead of paying to take the bus, we should pay people to take the bus. You're putting up with a lot of hassle to avoid taxing the roads with another car. Maybe you're owed a few bucks for your community service.

"I gave up driving ages ago, I don't even own a car. Can I get in on this money as well?"

"No, fuck you. You don't matter. We're only paying real people with nice cars to change, not for poor slobs who already rely on public transportation to keep using it."

Sounds like a great way to get a free car!

Buy the car, park it in your driveway for the next six years and use the cash incentives to make your car payments!