As the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) embarks on a one-year dockless mobility pilot program, both LADOT staff and the residents they serve have raised concerns over equity and access. Dockless mobility refers to dockless or free-floating bicycles, electric bicycles, and electric scooters available for short-term rental that have begun to proliferate in cities across the country. LADOT staff are currently using CalEnviroScreen 3.0 to identify disadvantaged communities where regulations incentivize operators to deploy their vehicles. However, CalEnviroScreen 3.0 is a metric developed by the state to identify communities likely affected by environmental injustices and as such prioritizes environmental exposure factors over those that may affect transportation access.
