19th Avenue (San Francisco)

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state=CA
highway_name=19th Avenue
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type=CA
route=1
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maint=S.F. D.P.W., Caltrans (for the portion of SR 1)
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map_notes=The intersection of 19th Avenue and Holloway Avenue
with a Muni Metro station in the background.
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direction_a=South
terminus_a=near San Francisco/Daly City border
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junction=jct|state=CA|SR|1/jct|state=CA|I|280 in San Francisco/Daly City border
direction_b=North
terminus_b=Richmond District
counties=City and County of San Francisco
cities=San Francisco, California

19th Avenue in San Francisco, California is a five miles (8 km) long, eight lanes [ [http://www.sfbike.org/?19th 19th Avenue profile] , San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.] arterial thoroughfare that bisects the southwestern part of the city. It begins in Richmond District at Lake Avenue 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. [ [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19th+Ave,+San+Francisco,+CA,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title The location of 19th Avenue in San Francisco] , Google Maps.] The southern portion of the avenue is ran by the Muni Metro M Ocean View light rail, providing access to Downtown. [ [http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mmaps/documents/M.pdf The route map of M Ocean View] , San Francisco Municipal Railway.]

Despite being a city street, it is designated as part of the State Route 1 on the southern part of 19th Avenue. [ [http://cahighways.org/001-008.html#001 California Highways: State Route 1] ] California Highway Patrol and San Francisco Police Department both share the responsibility to patrol and enforce traffic laws in this unique street. Fact|date=September 2008

Because 19th Avenue is a busy street with cars moving in relatively high speed, it has long been a problem spot with vehicular fatality. From 2000, 873 people have been injured in traffic accidents, with seven of them struck and killed. The intersection of Sloat Boulevard and 19th Avenue is ranked the fourth-deadliest in San Francisco. Caltrans has scheduled to install pedestrian-countdown signals at 10 intersections in December 2007 and install 16 more in June 2008.Cabanatuan, Michael. & Lagos, Marisa. (October 4, 2007). [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/04/BAPTSJ5G2.DTL "New push to make 19th Avenue safer after student is killed by SUV"] , "San Francisco Chronicle". Retrieved on November 16, 2007.]

State Senator Leland Yee has proposed bills designating 19th Avenue as a double-fine zone for speeding, illegally passing, driving under the influence, driving recklessly, and other traffic violations. Two bills were vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 based on grounds that double-fine zones are ineffective without necessary safety measures. [Martin, Adam. (March 12, 2007). [http://www.examiner.com/a-614782~Yee_pushing_for_safety_on_busy_Highway_1.html "Yee pushing for safety on busy Highway 1"] , "San Francisco Examiner". Retrieved on November 16, 2007.] In 2007, the bill faied to come to a final vote before the Senate session ended. On February 22, 2008, Yee reintroduced the bill. [Gordon, Rachel. (February 23, 2008). [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/23/BA0MV76NL.DTL&hw=19th+Avenue&sn=009&sc=257 Bill would double fines in parts of S.F.] , "San Francisco Chronicle". Retrieved on April 2, 2008.]

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