Low-income residents to receive debit cards in Oakland’s ‘universal basic mobility’ program

A woman and her baby head to West Oakland on a BART train. A thousand residents of West Oakland will be receiving prepaid debit cards with $320 on them for use on public transit. After a 2021 pilot program showed potential benefits of “universal basic mobility” in Oakland, the city has doubled down on incentives for public transit. A thousand residents of West Oakland will be receiving prepaid debit cards with $320 on them for use on public transit, the city said in a statement Thursday. A 2022 pilot program in South L.A. offered $150 in credits in a “mobility wallet” for 2,000 residents to use on public transit.