19th Avenue (San Francisco)
Coordinates: 37°45′55.12″N 122°28′38.33″W / 37.7653111°N 122.4773139°W
| 19th Avenue | |
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 Map displaying 19th Avenue (central green road) |
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| Maintained by: | S.F. D.P.W., Caltrans (for the portion of SR 1) |
| South end: | near San Francisco/Daly City border |
| Major junctions: |
 SR 1/ I-280 in San Francisco/Daly City border |
| North end: | Richmond District |
19th Avenue in San Francisco, California, is a five-mile (8 km) long, eight-lane[1] arterial thoroughfare that bisects the southwestern part of the city.
It begins in Richmond District at Lake Street as a two-lane road and ends at Fulton, starting again at Golden Gate Park as the road heads southward through the Sunset District. After running through the neighborhood at the intersection of Sloat Boulevard, it continues south, passing Stonestown Galleria and San Francisco State University and reaches Junipero Serra Boulevard. It then passes Junipero Serra, and finally ends at the western border of Ingleside neighborhood. Despite being a city street, the avenue south of Golden Gate Park is designated as part of the State Highway 1.[2][3] The portion of the avenue between Eucalyptus Drive and Junipero Serra Boulevard is also run by the Muni Metro M Ocean View light rail, providing access to Downtown.[4]
State Senator Leland Yee authored a bill designating 19th Avenue as a double-fine zone for speeding, illegally passing, driving under the influence, driving recklessly, and other traffic violations, which took effect on January 1, 2009. [5] Previous legislative efforts were vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 based on grounds that double-fine zones are ineffective without necessary safety measures.[6] In 2007, the bill failed to come to a final vote before the Senate session ended. On February 22, 2008, Yee successfully reintroduced the bill.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ 19th Avenue profile, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
- ^ California Highways: State Route 1
- ^ The location of 19th Avenue in San Francisco, Google Maps.
- ^ The route map of M Ocean View, San Francisco Municipal Railway.
- ^ Senator Yee press release [1]
- ^ Martin, Adam. (March 12, 2007). "Yee pushing for safety on busy Highway 1", San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved on November 16, 2007.
- ^ Gordon, Rachel. (February 23, 2008).Bill would double fines in parts of S.F., San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on April 2, 2008.
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