Op-Ed: You shouldn't need a car to get tested for COVID-19 (via latimesopinion)
L.A. County has made free testing available to anyone who wants it, symptoms or not. Is that good public policy?
Currently, the options for many of those who need testing are not ideal. They can borrow a friend‘s or family member’s car or take an Uber or Lyft to a drive-through site. Or they can take public transit to one of the more distant walk-up sites. But these options come with a significant cost — increased risk of exposure.
Limited access to services outside of the densest parts of our region is not unique to COVID-19 testing. Being carless while living in Panorama City or San Pedro makes it hard to get around. It limits access to grocery stores or healthcare providers. In outlying neighborhoods, public-transit service is infrequent and it can take a long time for someone to get where they need to go.
As of now, only 9% of L.A. County’s population lives within a mile or a 20-minute walk from a walk-up site. But if the county made all of its 105 existing sites available for walk-up testing, then 1.8 million people — more than double the current number — would live within one mile of a testing site.The current crisis requires us to think creatively about how to improve access to testing sites.
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