Transportation Network Company Access for All Program
Background: SB 1376
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) created the Transportation Network Company (TNC) Access for All Program to implement Senate Bill (SB) 1376. SB 1376 directed the CPUC to establish a program relating to the accessibility of TNC services for persons with disabilities, including wheelchair users who need a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV).
Funding for the TNC Access for All Program comes from an Access Fee of $0.10 collected from each completed TNC trip originating in the state of California. TNCs may “offset” the fees due to the CPUC by the amounts they spent quarterly to improve WAV service in each geographic area. Any fees remaining are distributed out to Local Access Fund Administrators (LAFAs). The amount of funding distributed out to each LAFA is the amount collected in each LAFAs jurisdiction, less offsets. In areas where no organization has assumed the role of LAFA, there will be a statewide Access Fund Administrator.
To learn more about this program from the CPUC, visit their website: www.cpuc.ca.gov/tncaccess/
SLOCOG’s Role as Local Access Fund Administrator
On August 5, 2020, the SLOCOG Board approved of serving as the Local Access Fund Administrator. Because SLOCOG is the only MPO and RTPA for our region, and we do not have a County Transportation Commission, we are the only entity that could assume the role of LAFA. If we chose not to assume this role, the fees collected in our region would go to the statewide Access Fund Administrator to create a program for San Luis Obispo County.
The Access for All Program is not currently available in the region but will continue in March 2025.