Ulloa and Forest Side station

Ulloa and Forest Side is a former light rail stop on the Muni Metro L Taraval line, located at the intersection of Ulloa street and Forest Side Avenue in the West Portal neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The stop opened with the first section of the L Taraval line on April 12, 1919, it closed in January 2022 as part of an effort to consolidate stops. L Taraval trains now serve a new stop at Ulloa and 14th Avenue, one block to the west. This stop did not have platforms; passengers waited on the sidewalk on the near side of the intersection.

Ulloa and Forest Side
Westbound train at Ulloa & Forest Side in June 2017
General information
LocationUlloa Street at Forest Side Avenue
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°44′29″N 122°28′07″W
PlatformsNone
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Muni: 48, L Bus, L Owl
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedApril 12, 1919[1]
ClosedJanuary 2022
Services
Preceding station Muni Following station
15th Avenue and Taraval
towards SF Zoo
 L Taraval
Suspended
 West Portal
towards Embarcadero
Location

Proposed changes
The stop will be moved one block to 14th Avenue (pictured)

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. Ulloa and Forest Side was outside the scope of the project, but nearby Ulloa and 15th Avenue station was closed in February during early implementation of project elements.[2][3] In January 2018, amid controversy over the potential removal of Taraval and 17th Avenue station, Muni released a revised proposal under which Ulloa and Forest Side would be moved one block west to Ulloa and 14th Avenue to compensate for the removal of the inbound stop at 15th Avenue and Taraval station.[4] The SFMTA Board approved the plan in July 2018.[5]

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. Hyden, Rachel (February 17, 2017). "More Muni Forward Service Improvements Roll Out February 25" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  3. "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 60–62.
  4. "Supervisor Yee and SFMTA collaborate to preserve stop at local Safeway" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. January 26, 2018.
  5. Chinn, Jerold (July 18, 2018). "Muni preserves L-Taraval 'Safeway' stop at 17th Avenue". SFBay.
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