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15th Avenue and Taraval station

15th Avenue and Taraval station

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15th Avenue and Taraval station is a westbound-only light rail stop on the Muni Metro L Taraval line, located in the Parkside neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The station opened with the first section of the L Taraval line on April 12, 1919. Eastbound trains stop at the nearby Taraval and 17th Avenue station.

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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]

Reconstruction

Two trains at the stop in September 2017

Like many stations on the line, 15th Avenue and Taraval had no platforms; trains stopped at marked poles before the cross street, and passengers crossed parking lanes to board. 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. Transit bulbs were to be added to the 15th Avenue and Taraval stop to allow passengers to board without crossing auto traffic; the inbound platform would be moved around the corner onto Taraval.[4]

On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. Construction will occur from 2018 to 2020.[5][6] As proposed in 2014, a bulb would be added at the existing outbound stop location, with a second bulb at the relocated inbound stop.[7]

However, in January 2018, Muni offered a revised proposal in response to community pressure not to close the inbound stop at Taraval and 17th Avenue. The inbound stop at 15th and Taraval would be closed; inbound riders would use the new platform east of 17th Avenue, or the relocated Ulloa and 14th Avenue stop. The outbound stop would remain in service, with the previously planned bulb constructed.[8] The SFMTA Board approved the plan in July 2018.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    Perles, Anthony (1981). The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurban Press. p. 75. ISBN 0916374424.
  2. [2]
    Maguire, Mariana (August 18, 2020). "Major Muni Service Expansion August 22" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
  3. [3]
    "Muni Service Map". SFMTA. July 9, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Chapter 3: Proposals by Route". Transit Effectiveness Project Implementation Workbook (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. March 24, 2014. pp. 60–62.
  5. [5]
    Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald (September 20, 2016). "SFMTA approves controversial L-Taraval changes in name of safety". San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  6. [6]
    "L Taraval Rapid Project Approved by SFMTA Board" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 20, 2016.
  7. [7]
    "L Taraval Proposal Detail" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Supervisor Yee and SFMTA collaborate to preserve stop at local Safeway" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. January 26, 2018.
  9. [9]
    Chinn, Jerold (July 18, 2018). "Muni preserves L-Taraval 'Safeway' stop at 17th Avenue". SFBay.

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