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Taraval and 30th Avenue station

Taraval and 30th Avenue
BSicon LOGO SFmuni.svg
Coordinates 37°44′33″N 122°29′15″W / 37.74253°N 122.48748°W / 37.74253; -122.48748Coordinates: 37°44′33″N 122°29′15″W / 37.74253°N 122.48748°W / 37.74253; -122.48748
Owned by MUNI
Connections 66 Quintara
Construction
Disabled access No
History
Opened April 12, 1919
Rebuilt 2018-2020
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO SFmuni.svg Muni Metro   Following station
L Taraval
toward Embarcadero

Taraval and 30th Avenue is a 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.

Like many stations on the line, Taraval and 30th Avenue has no platforms; trains stop at marked poles before the cross street, and passengers cross travel 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. The stops at 30th Avenue would be moved to the far side of the cross street as boarding islands, with a traffic signal with transit signal priority replacing the existing stop signs to prevent trains from stopping twice.

On September 20, 2016, the SFMTA Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. Construction will occur from 2018 to 2020.

Boarding islands are planned to be built at 30th Avenue; contrary to the original plan, the stops will remain on the near side of the cross street. A short high-level handicapped-accessible platform will be built on the inbound platform; its outbound counterpart will be at the otherwise closed 28th Avenue stop. Early implementation of some project elements, including painted clear zones where the outbound boarding island will be located, was done in early 2017.

In response to merchants complaining about the loss of parking spaces to allow for boarding islands, the Board agreed to an experimental pilot program on the inbound side at five stops, including 30th Avenue. Painted stripes and signage were added to indicate that vehicles should stop behind trains to allow passengers to board and alight safely. If 90% of vehicles are observed to stop behind trains, Muni will not construct inbound boarding islands at the five locations. The six-month testing period began on April 3, 2017.


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