Taraval and 42nd Avenue

Taraval and 42nd Avenue
Outbound train at 42nd Avenue in June 2017
Location	Taraval Street at 42nd Avenue San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°44′31″N 122°30′01″W / 37.74196°N 122.50033°W / 37.74196; -122.50033Coordinates: 37°44′31″N 122°30′01″W / 37.74196°N 122.50033°W / 37.74196; -122.50033
Owned by	MUNI
Line(s)	L Taraval
History
Opened	January 14, 1923
Rebuilt	2018-2020
Services
Preceding station   Muni Metro   Following station Taraval and 44th Avenue toward Wawona and 46th Avenue L Taraval Taraval and 40th Avenue toward Embarcadero

Taraval and 42nd 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 January 14, 1923.

Like many stations on the line, Taraval and 42nd 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 42nd Avenue would be moved to the far side of the cross street as boarding islands, with traffic calming measures 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 with short high-level handicapped-accessible sections will be built at 42nd Avenue. Contrary to the original plan, the stops will remain on the near side of the cross street. Early implementation of some project elements, including painted clear zones where the boarding islands will be located, was done in early 2017.