23rd Street (Richmond, California)
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23rd Street is a major north-south trunk street in Richmond
and San Pablo, California
flanked by many Latino-oriented businesses.
in the south after which it becomes Marina Bay Parkway. It later meets up with 22nd Street at Grant Avenue. It is currently served by the AC Transit
bus line 74 along its entirety and on portions by route 70, 76, 376, and 71 in addition to numerous 600 series school routes.
The street is a major commercial sector for the city of Richmond and has mostly Latino
themed and focused stores, particularly restaurants. It hosts a Cinco de Mayo
Festival every year, having a parade at Nevin Avenue in Richmond all the way into San Pablo. It has hosted the immigration protest.
The city of Richmond has many improvements planned after consulting with the community including adding sharrows for cyclists, wider sidewalks for pedestrians, parallel parking
, and wider left turn lanes for vehicles. There are also planned additions of street furniture, pedestrian lighting, trees and landscaping, decorative sidewalks and art, and wayfinding signage.
Since 2006 the 23rd Street Merchants Association has sponsored a Cinco de Mayo
festival along the street that now attracts thousands of patrons. The event bans alcohol and is geared toward young people.
Richmond High School
is located along this street.
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
and San Pablo, California
San Pablo, California
San Pablo is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city of Richmond surrounds nearly the whole city. The population was 29,139 at the 2010 census. The current Mayor is Paul V. Morris, and the current Vice Mayor is Cecilia Valdez. Current Councilmembers include Arturo M....
flanked by many Latino-oriented businesses.
History
The street runs between San Pablo Avenue in the north and Interstate 580Interstate 580 (California)
Interstate 580 is an 80-mile east–west Interstate Highway in Northern California. The heavily traveled spur route of Interstate 80 runs from San Rafael in the San Francisco Bay Area to Interstate 5 near Tracy in the Central Valley...
in the south after which it becomes Marina Bay Parkway. It later meets up with 22nd Street at Grant Avenue. It is currently served by the AC Transit
AC Transit
AC Transit is an Oakland-based regional public transit agency serving the western half of Alameda County and parts of western Contra Costa County in the western, Bay-side area of the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area...
bus line 74 along its entirety and on portions by route 70, 76, 376, and 71 in addition to numerous 600 series school routes.
The street is a major commercial sector for the city of Richmond and has mostly Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
themed and focused stores, particularly restaurants. It hosts a Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla...
Festival every year, having a parade at Nevin Avenue in Richmond all the way into San Pablo. It has hosted the immigration protest.
The city of Richmond has many improvements planned after consulting with the community including adding sharrows for cyclists, wider sidewalks for pedestrians, parallel parking
Parallel parking
thumb|250px|right|Parallel-parked cars in [[Washington, D.C.]]thumb|250px|right|A motorist gets assistance parallel-parkingParallel parking is a method of parking a vehicle in line with other parked cars. Cars parked in parallel are in one line, parallel to the curb, with the front bumper of each...
, and wider left turn lanes for vehicles. There are also planned additions of street furniture, pedestrian lighting, trees and landscaping, decorative sidewalks and art, and wayfinding signage.
Since 2006 the 23rd Street Merchants Association has sponsored a Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla...
festival along the street that now attracts thousands of patrons. The event bans alcohol and is geared toward young people.
Richmond High School
Richmond High School (Richmond, California)
Richmond High School is a public high school located on 23rd Street, Richmond, California, USA. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District .- Alumni and Post-High School Education :...
is located along this street.