the removal of street parking along Taraval, worrying nearby merchants, who feared less parking would reduce traffic in their businesses. The loss of parking along Taraval would be offset by moving parking spaces and meters to side streets and by converting side streets to angled parking to increase density. Seniors and some disability advocates were opposed to the removal of stops, because it would require longer walks for some passengers. Other disability advocates supported the project because it would add wheelchair ramps at additional stops. Under pressure from these groups, Muni agreed to a pilot project in 2016 to see if better street markings, would get more drivers to stop for crossing passengers. The pilot program was unsuccessful, showing only a two percent increase in drivers stopping behind the L Taraval. The final plan would add traffic islands at Taraval and 19th, 26th, 30th, 32nd, 40th, 42nd, 44th, and 46th (westbound only), along with an extension of the existing islands at Sunset and 22nd/23rd Avenues. The stops to be removed were at Taraval and 17th (westbound), 22nd (westbound), 24th (eastbound), 28th and 35th, along with Ulloa and 15th. These closures took place in 2017 and 2018. Construction began in August 2019, beginning with the replacement of underground utilities. Construction on 'Segment A' of the project, between Sunset Boulevard and 46th Avenue, began in September 2019. This first phase was originally scheduled for completion in summer 2020, but work was not completed until July 2021. Bus substitution was scheduled to start for train service covering a superset of the Segment A (from the Zoo to Sunset) in Spring 2020. As part of Segment A work, the original track extending west on Taraval past 46th was replaced, but in a nod to history, the granite "Belgian blocks" were saved and re-set next to the new tracks, this stretch of tracks is the only left in San Francisco that used the blocks to buffer the track from the pavement . Construction on 'Segment B' of the project, between West Portal and Sunset Boulevard, began in January 2022. Segment B work is expected to last through 2024. On July 7, 2022, the L Bus was shortened to West Portal station and frequency was increased. Additional bus service to downtown, operating weekday middays on 50-minute headways, was added on October 10, 2022. Station listing References External links SFMTA - L Taraval Bus Muni Metro lines