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San Francisco

Third Street

MUNI T Third Street Line

The San Francisco T Third Street line opened in 2007. It runs down the middle of Third Street which was formerly a six-lane arterial that fed downtown. Now, Third Street is comprised of two lanes of traffic with on-street parking along commerical districts of the line. On the upper stretch of the line, the light rail tracks occupy their own right-of- way. On the lower section, the light rail shares drive lanes with cars. This configuration allows for on-street parking to be maintained in front of small businesses.

Click here for an annotated tour of the San Francisco Line

Click here to walk along the San Francisco line in three seperate views

Strategies

1) Lacks elongated, landscape medians adjacent to light rail tracks, save right-of-way for other uses.

2) The light rail tracks share a lane with auto traffic on part of the line.

3) The design of the stations saves right-of-way by not having rear entrances.

Upper Section Cross Section Drawing

Lower Section Cross Section Drawing