San francisco n judah line

The following schematic diagram illustrates a cross-section of this design for the majority of both North Lamar and Guadalupe, with LRT running in a dedicated reservation, two traffic lanes on each side, and sidewalks shared by pedestrians and bicyclists on each side. Graphic: ARN. Click to enlarge. For a roughly block section along Judah St.

As the photo at the top of this post illustrates, despite a ROW constraint of just 80 feet, this configuration of the major Judah St. In the overhead view shown in the photo below, the top of a Muni Metro train can be seen in the center, running on the upper of the two tracks in the reservation. The different allocation of ROW space for traffic and sidewalk can be noticed — San Francisco provides an on-street parking lane and a traffic lane on each side of the arterial, plus sidewalks nearly 11 feet in width.

In contrast, Austin Rail Now recommends that Guadalupe-Lamar would have 4 full traffic lanes of ft width, no parking lanes, and 8-ft sidewalks.

Aerial view of Judah St. Photo: Google Maps Satellite View. The following two photos at surface level showing Muni Metro trains in the Judah St. In this view of single-car train on slightly raised median near 16th Avenue, transverse spanwire that holds OCS power wire can be seen behind train, suspended between TES poles on either side of street.

TES poles also serve as street light masts, a typical dual function. In this view of a train near 16th Avenue, the slightly raised center median reservation can be seen more clearly. Over the train, transverse spanwires holding OCS can be seen; other cross-wires are general utility cables.

Widening these arterials by acquiring more ROW is another option, but this also introduces greater expense. We believe that the raised-median design, with side-mounted TES poles, presented here, represents a particularly cost-effective, functional solution worth considering for G-L and other major Austin corridors. The obsession of this site on having rail on Lamar and Guadalupe only is amusing to say the least.

Muni Metro light rail line in San Francisco, California. One of San Francisco's streetcar lines in the early 20th century. Muni Metro line in San Francisco, California. First new light rail line in San Francisco in more than half a century, and the first fully accessible line in the system.

Effort to reduce crowding at Castro station. It is about to turn south onto 9th Avenue. This streetcar is heading south on 9th Avenue. Golden Gate Park is visible in the background. This two-car light-rail vehicle is heading south on 9th Avenue. This streetcar headed south on 9th Avenue for one block before it is about to turn west onto Judah Street. Contribute your own stories about western neighborhoods places! Toggle navigation. Become a Member. We depend on individual donations to survive.

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