Project: #391 Evaluating Pittsburgh's Universal Basic Mobility Pilot Program Progress Report - Reporting Period Ending: March 30, 2023 Principal Investigator: Lee Branstetter Status: Active Start Date: March 21, 2022 End Date: June 30, 2023 Research Type: Advanced Grant Type: Research Grant Program: FAST Act - Mobility National (2016 - 2022) Grant Cycle: 2022 Mobility21 UTC Progress Report (Last Updated: March 29, 2023, 10:40 a.m.) % Project Completed to Date: 50 % Grant Award Expended: 80 % Match Expended & Document: 100 USDOT Requirements Accomplishments The initial IRB protocol, approved in the summer of 2022, described a recruiting strategy that relied on Manchesters Citizens Corporation and their partner, Mobilify, to recruit up to 100 participants. While these organizations were confident that they could recruit at least this many residents, their recruiting efforts have not been successful. We pivoted to a new recruiting strategy that relies much more heavily on text message invitations, sent through DHS. This new recruiting strategy was approved by the IRB and has been implemented. We are closing in our recruiting target. Impacts Because of the need to pivot to a new recruiting strategy, full implementation of the policy has been delayed. However, we have refined the methods and techniques we will implement once the active study period starts. Other No outputs to date. Outcomes New Partners No new partners. Issues As described above, the community-based nonprofit group the city has partnered with from the inception of this project, Manchester Citizens Corporation, has been unable to deliver on their promise to recruit 100 participants from their community. This required a change in recruiting strategy.