Taraval and 22nd Avenue / Taraval and 23rd Avenue stations
Taraval and 22nd Avenue / Taraval and 23rd Avenue stations are a pair of light rail stops on the Muni Metro L Taraval line, located in the Parkside neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The eastbound stop is located on Taraval Street at 22nd Avenue, while westbound trains stop on Taraval Street at 23rd Avenue.
Taraval and 22nd Avenue Taraval and 23rd Avenue  | |||||||||||
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| Location | Taraval Street between 21st and 24th Avenues San Francisco, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°44′34″N 122°28′44″W / 37.74291°N 122.47891°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | c. 1910 (URR) April 12, 1919 (Muni)[1] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | c. 1990, 2022–2024 | ||||||||||
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History
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In June 1908, United Railroads (URR) subsidiary Parkside Transit Company laid a single-track line that ran on 20th Avenue from an existing line on H Street (now Lincoln Way) to Wawona Street, then on Wawona one block to 19th Avenue. A connecting shuttle line running from 20th Avenue on Taraval Street, 33rd Avenue, Vicente Street, and 35th Avenue to Sloat Boulevard (meeting the 12 Ocean line) was opened by 1910.[2] This trackage, which saw infrequent passenger service, formed a barrier to continued expansion of the city-owned Municipal Railway into the Parkside district. On November 25, 1918, the city and the private URR signed the "Parkside Agreements", which allowed Muni streetcars to use URR trackage on Taraval Street and on Ocean Avenue in exchange for a cash payment and shared maintenance costs.[1]: 74 Muni's L Taraval line opened to 33rd Avenue (on rebuilt URR trackage west of 20th Avenue) on April 12, 1919.[1]: 75 The URR discontinued their Parkside Shuttle in late 1927.[3]
The L Taraval formerly had stops spaced every 2 blocks from 22nd Avenue to 32nd Avenue; trains generally stopped at marked poles before the cross street, and passengers crossed travel lanes to board. With the introduction of new LRVs in the 1990s, the stops at 22nd Avenue and 24th Avenue were modified to provide access to McCoppin Park and adjacent commercial and residential areas. A small accessible high platform and concrete boarding island were added for westbound passengers west of 23rd Avenue and for eastbound passengers east of 22nd Avenue. The non-accessible stops at 24th Avenue eastbound and 22nd Avenue westbound continued to be used.
In March 2014, Muni released details of the proposed implementation of their Transit Effectiveness Project (later rebranded MuniForward), which included a variety of stop changes for the L Taraval line. The westbound stop at 22nd Avenue and the eastbound stop at 24th Avenue would be discontinued, effectively combining the existing accessible platforms (with extended boarding islands) at 22nd Avenue and 23rd Avenue into a single stop.[4]
On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. Construction was to occur from 2018 to 2020.[5][6] The eastbound boarding island at 22nd Avenue would be extended to the east, with the accessible platform moved adjacent to 21st Avenue; the westbound boarding island would be extended east across 23rd Avenue.[7] Early implementation of stop eliminations and other changes, including the end of westbound service to 22nd Avenue and eastbound service to 24th Avenue, occurred on February 25, 2017.[8]
On March 30, 2020, all Muni Metro service was replaced with buses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Muni Metro rail service returned on August 22, 2020, but was replaced again by buses on August 25.[10][11] Construction on Segment B of the project, between West Portal and Sunset Boulevard, began in January 2022 and was completed in mid-2024.[12] L Taraval rail service resumed on September 28, 2024.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 75. ISBN 0916374424.
- ^ Brandi, Richard; LaBounty, Woody (March 2008). "San Francisco's Parkside District: 1905–1957" (PDF). San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development. pp. 24, 30, 34–36.
- ^ Stindt, Fred A. (October 1990). San Francisco's Century of Street Cars. p. 119. ISBN 0-9615465-1-4.
- ^ "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 60–62.
- ^ Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald (September 20, 2016). "SFMTA approves controversial L-Taraval changes in name of safety". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "L Taraval Rapid Project Approved by SFMTA Board" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 20, 2016.
- ^ "L Taraval Proposal Detail" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. 2016.
- ^ Hyden, Rachel (February 17, 2017). "More Muni Forward Service Improvements Roll Out February 25" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
- ^ Fowler, Amy (March 26, 2020). "Starting March 30: New Muni Service Changes" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
- ^ "Bus Substitution for All Rail Lines" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 25, 2020.
- ^ Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
- ^ Chun, Stephen (December 9, 2021). "L Taraval Improvement Project 'Segment B' Geared Up for Early 2022" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
- ^ "Muni Service Changes: Effective Saturday, September 28, 2024" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 2024.
External links
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Media related to Taraval and 22nd Avenue / Taraval and 23rd Avenue stations at Wikimedia Commons