The Request for Proposals for the combined FY 24-25, 25-26, and 26-27 award cycles for San Francisco’s Access for All program is now available. Please see the solicitation webpage for more information.
Overview
In July 2021, the SFMTA was designated as the Local Access for All Administrator (LAFA) to manage the distribution of San Francisco’s Access for All funds. These funds are generated from the $0.10 fee applied to all ride-hail trips within San Francisco County. Each fiscal year, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) provides the SFMTA with the funds collected from Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) to support services that improve access to on-demand wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV) trips. We are now seeking applicants for our FY 24-25, 25-26, and 26-27 award cycles. In the previous cycle, FY 23-24, we awarded three providers—Tower Mobility, Via, and Green Cab—through a competitive solicitation process.
Request For Proposals (RFP)
Our new Request for Proposals (RFP) is now available through the City of San Francisco's solicitations webpage. Please be aware of the following dates:
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April 23, 2026 - Pre-Proposal Conference: Applicants may register for the Pre-Proposal Conference through the RFP webpage.
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May 7, 2026 - Proposals Due: Applicants must submit their proposals for review.
Current Access Providers
Green Cab
Award Amount: $113,705
Service Scope: GreenCab utilized Access for All funds to acquire, own, and continue operating a ramp taxi that provides WAV services throughout San Francisco. To find out more information please visit the Green Cab webpage or call 415-626-4733 to book a ride.
Current Status: Launched September 2025
Former Access Providers
Award Amount: $1,828,476
Service Scope: Via operated a WAV service, named “Fog City Access”, with 6 wheelchair accessible vehicles servicing trips between 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM seven days a week.
Fog City Access provided service throughout San Francisco.
Current Status: Service terminated in January 2026 after grant expiration.
Award Amount: $1,496,000
Service Scope: Tower Mobility operated a WAV service with 4 wheelchair accessible vehicles, servicing trips between 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM seven days a week.
Current Status: Service terminated in September 2025.
Project Background
Since 2013, ride-hail companies, also known as Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), are increasingly visible on San Francisco’s streets. While the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regulates these services, the SFMTA pays close attention to the impact they have on our broader transportation network and services.
San Francisco is proud to support the TNC Access for All Act, which was signed into law in 2018 by Senate Bill 1376. The bill requires the CPUC to develop regulations relating to accessibility for persons with disabilities, including wheelchair users who need a wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV). The goal of this bill is to expand and improve on-demand WAV transportation in California.
Senate Bill 1376 created a financial incentive for TNCs to increase accessibility by imposing a $0.10 per-trip fee on all TNC rides in the state. The funds from this fee are then used to reimburse ride-hailing companies for their investments in improving WAV access on their platforms.
Any remaining funds not claimed by TNCs are set aside by the CPUC in a fund called the Access Fund. Unclaimed funds are then transferred to Local Access for All Administrators (LAFAs) in proportion to the funds generated within the region. LAFAs distribute these funds to local access providers who offer services that directly provide on-demand WAV services. SFMTA is the designated LAFA for San Francisco County.
Future Funding
The SFMTA was awarded:
- $1,713,063 for FY 24-25
- $112,233 for FY 25-26
- $1,372 for FY 26-27
in Local Access Funds for FY 24-25. We will distribute these funds to local access providers through a competitive solicitation process.
More Information
To understand how the statewide Access for All program is performing, please visit our Access for All dashboards, which feature monthly updates on service-related metrics.
For more information on the Access for All Program, please visit the CPUC’s TNC Access for All website.
To see other wheelchair-accessible services the SFMTA operates or helps to coordinate that fit your needs, please visit our Accessibility for All webpage.