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 and 22nd Avenue, while westbound trains stop on Taraval Street at 23rd Avenue.

Taraval and 22nd Avenue
Taraval and 23rd Avenue
L Taraval
Eastbound platform at 22nd Avenue in May 2018
General information
LocationTaraval Street between 21st and 24th Avenues
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°44′34″N 122°28′44″W
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Openedc. 1910 (URR)
April 12, 1919 (Muni)[1]
Rebuiltc. 1990, 2022–2024
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
Taraval and 26th Avenue
towards SF Zoo
 L Taraval
Suspended
 Taraval and 19th Avenue
towards Embarcadero
Location

Service

Since August 2020, service along the route is temporarily being provided by buses to allow for the construction of improvements to the L Taraval line. The project is expected to wrap up in 2024.[2]

The stop is served by the L Bus and L Owl bus routes, which provide service along the L Taraval line during the early morning and late night hours respectively when trains do not operate.[3]

History
The westbound boarding island at 23rd Avenue in 2017

In June 1908, United Railroads (URR) subsidiary Parkside Transit Company laid a single-track line that ran on 20th Avenue from a 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. Construction will occur from 2018 to 2020.[7][8] The eastbound boarding island at 22nd Avenue will be extended to the east, with the accessible platform moved adjacent to 21st Avenue; the westbound boarding island will be extended east across 23rd Avenue.[9] 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.[10]

References
  1. Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 75. ISBN 0916374424.
  2. Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  3. "Muni Service Map". SFMTA. July 9, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. Stindt, Fred A. (October 1990). San Francisco's Century of Street Cars. p. 119. ISBN 0-9615465-1-4.
  6. "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 60–62.
  7. Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald (September 20, 2016). "SFMTA approves controversial L-Taraval changes in name of safety". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  8. "L Taraval Rapid Project Approved by SFMTA Board" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 20, 2016.
  9. "L Taraval Proposal Detail" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. 2016.
  10. Hyden, Rachel (February 17, 2017). "More Muni Forward Service Improvements Roll Out February 25" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
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