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{{Infobox station
| name = Taraval and 32nd Avenue
| symbol_location = sanfrancisco
| symbol = L
| image = Outbound train at Taraval and 32nd Avenue, May 2018.JPG
| image_caption = A westbound train at Taraval and 32nd Avenue in May&nbsp;2018
| address = Taraval Street at 32nd Avenue
| borough = [[San Francisco]], California
| coordinates = {{Coord|37.74243|-122.48963|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks = 2
| connections = 
| bicycle = 
| accessible = No
| opened = {{circa|1910}} (URR)<br />April 12, 1919<ref name=perles>{{People's Railway |page=75}}</ref>
| rebuilt = 2022–2024
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=MUNI|line=L|left=Taraval and Sunset|right=Taraval and 30th Avenue}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}

'''Taraval and 32nd Avenue''' is a [[light rail]] stop on the [[Muni Metro]] [[L Taraval]] line, located in the [[Neighborhoods in San Francisco|Parkside]] neighborhood of [[San Francisco, California]]. The station opened with the first section of the L Taraval line on April 12, 1919; irregular shuttle service had run on a [[Market Street Railway (transit operator)|United Railroads]] line since around 1910. Nearby 33rd Avenue was the outer terminus of the line until the extension to 48th Avenue on January 14, 1923.

== Service ==
Between August 2020 and September 2024, service along the route was temporarily substituted by buses to allow for the construction of improvements to the L Taraval line.<ref name="aug22" />

The stop is served by the {{Muni route|L Bus}} and {{Muni route|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2022 |title=Muni Service Map |url=https://www.sfmta.com/maps/muni-service-map |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=SFMTA |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
In June 1908, [[Market Street Railway (transit operator)|United Railroads]] (URR) subsidiary Parkside Transit Company laid a single-track line that ran on 20th Avenue from a existing line on H Street (now Lincoln Way) to Wawona Street, then on Wawona one block to 19th Avenue. A connecting shuttle line running from 20th Avenue on Taraval Street, 33rd Avenue, Vicente Street, and 35th Avenue to Sloat Boulevard (meeting the 12 Ocean line) was opened by 1910.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sfplanning.s3.amazonaws.com/archives/documents/4976-parkside-statement%20march%202008.pdf |title=San Francisco’s Parkside District: 1905–1957 |first1=Richard |last1=Brandi |first2=Woody |last2=LaBounty |date=March 2008 |publisher=San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development |pages=24, 30, 34–36}}</ref> This trackage, which saw infrequent passenger service, formed a barrier to continued expansion of the city-owned Municipal Railway into the Parkside district. On November 25, 1918, the city and the private URR signed the "Parkside Agreements", which allowed Muni streetcars to use URR trackage on Taraval Street and [[K Ingleside|on Ocean Avenue]] in exchange for a cash payment and shared maintenance costs.<ref name=perles />{{rp|74}} Muni's L Taraval line opened to 33rd Avenue (on rebuilt URR trackage west of 20th Avenue) on April 12, 1919. 33rd Avenue, where the URR line turned to the south, was the outer terminus of the L Taraval until the extension to 48th Avenue on January 14, 1923.<ref name=perles />{{rp|75}} The URR discontinued their Parkside Shuttle in late 1927.<ref name=stindt>{{cite book |title=San Francisco's Century of Street Cars |first=Fred A. |last=Stindt |page=119 |date=October 1990 |isbn=0-9615465-1-4}}</ref>

=== Planned changes ===
Like many stations on the line, Taraval and 32nd 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 32nd 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.<ref name=TEPplan>{{TEP Chapter 3 |pages=60-62}}</ref>
[[File:Temporary mini-high platform at Taraval and 32nd Avenue, January 2021.jpg|thumb|left|The temporary accessible inbound platform built in August 2020]]
On September 20, 2016, the [[SFMTA]] Board approved the L Taraval Rapid Project. Construction will occur from 2018 to 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Joe Fitzgerald |title=SFMTA approves controversial L-Taraval changes in name of safety |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sfmta-approves-controversial-l-taraval-changes-name-safety/ |accessdate=September 11, 2017 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=September 20, 2016}}</ref><ref name=approved>{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/news/project-updates/l-taraval-rapid-project-approved-sfmta-board |title=L Taraval Rapid Project Approved by SFMTA Board |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency |date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> Boarding islands are planned to be built at 32nd Avenue; contrary to the original plan, the stops will remain on the near side of the cross street.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/projects/2016/L_Taraval_Boards_2016_Detail%20Boards_Web2.pdf |title=L Taraval Proposal Detail |year=2016 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}</ref> Early implementation of some project elements, including painted clear zones where the outbound boarding island will be located, was done in early 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/about-sfmta/blog/muni-forward-upgrades-taraval-start-january |title=Muni Forward Upgrades on Taraval Start in January |first=Rachel |last=Hyden |date=December 13, 2016 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}</ref>

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: [[Taraval and 26th Avenue station|26th]], [[Taraval and 30th Avenue station|30th]], 32nd, [[Taraval and 35th Avenue station|35th]], and [[Taraval and 40th Avenue station|40th]] Avenues. 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 were observed to stop behind trains, Muni would not construct inbound boarding islands at the five locations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/projects/2017/Pilot_onepager.pdf |title=Evaluation Metrics |year=2017 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}</ref> The six-month testing period ran from April 3, 2017 to October 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/news/project-updates/l-taraval-pilot-period-kicking-off-april-3-2017 |title=L Taraval Pilot Period Kicking Off April 3, 2017 |date=April 3, 2017 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}</ref> In November 2017, the SFMTA released the results of the study: only 74% of drivers stopped safely behind trains, and boarding islands will be built (except at 35th Avenue, which was closed for operational reasons in 2018).<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/news/project-updates/loading-zone-pilot-results-and-additional-proposals-taraval |title=Loading Zone Pilot Results and Additional Proposals for Taraval |date=November 17, 2017 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}</ref> Painted clear zones will be added at the remaining four inbound stops in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/clear-zone-installation-and-parking-time-limits-sfmta-board |title=Clear Zone Installation and Parking Time Limits to SFMTA Board |date=March 19, 2018 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}</ref>

When Muni Metro service resumed on August 22, 2020, after a five-month closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, L Taraval service remained suspended west of [[Taraval and Sunset station|Sunset Boulevard]] for construction. Trains reversed direction using the crossover west of 35th Avenue, and a temporary platform was constructed at 32nd Avenue to serve as an accessible inbound transfer point between buses and trains.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/l-taraval-improvement-project-work-forecast-july-27-august-7-2020 |title=L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast July 27 – August 7, 2020 |date=July 27, 2020 |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}</ref><ref name=aug22>{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/blog/major-muni-service-expansion-august-22 |title=Major Muni Service Expansion August 22 |date=August 18, 2020 |first=Mariana |last=Maguire |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}</ref> Rail service was re-replaced with buses on August 25 due to issues with malfunctioning [[overhead wire]] [[Line splice|splices]] and the need to quarantine control center staff after a COVID-19 case.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/bus-substitution-all-rail-lines |date=August 25, 2020 |title=Bus Substitution for All Rail Lines |publisher=San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*SFMTA: Taraval St & 32nd Ave [https://www.sfmta.com/stops/taraval-st-32nd-ave-16629 inbound] and [https://www.sfmta.com/stops/taraval-st-32nd-ave-16628 outbound]
*SF Bay Transit (unofficial): [https://sfbaytransit.org/taraval-st-32nd-ave Taraval St & 32nd Ave]

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