MTC Carshare Call for Projects

Plan Bay Area, the region’s long-range transportation plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy, invests $13 million in car sharing over the course of the Plan to achieve a 2.6 percent per capita reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Car Sharing Program is a $2 million grant program that aligns with the car sharing goals identified in Plan Bay Area and the Climate Initiatives Program.

Criteria:

1. Suburban or urban communities that do not have robust car sharing service

2. Underserved minority and/or low-income communities

3. Business parks and transit connections

4. Innovative/new technologies, i.e. point-to-point car sharing, electric vehicle (EV) fleet

See Equity Carshare Policies and Practice, Oakland, California, 2015 for full analysis.