23rd Street is a major north-south trunk street in Richmond and

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flanked by many Latino-oriented businesses.Point Molate Casino EIR, Volume I, 2009
accessed May 25, 201023rd Street Corridor Visioning and Form-Based Code: Charette Summary Report Richmond, California
. City of Richmond website. 26-08-2009. Retrieved 22-05-2011.

History

The street runs between San Pablo Avenue in the north and Interstate 580 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

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bus line 74 along its entirety and on portions by route 70, 76, 376, and 71 in addition to numerous 600 series school routes.AC Transit system map
, AC Transit website, access date 24 July 2010 The street is a major commercial sector for the city of Richmond and has mostly

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themed and focused stores, particularly restaurants. It hosts a

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Festival every year, having a parade at Nevin Avenue in Richmond all the way into San Pablo. On May 1, 2006 most of the storefronts on 23rd Street were closed in observance of the great American boycott known as "Day Without an Immigrant." A protest was staged on 23rd Street with about 25,000 participants. The city of Richmond has many improvements planned after consulting with the community including adding

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for cyclists, wider sidewalks for pedestrians,

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, and wider left turn lanes for vehicles.23rd Streetscape Project
City of Richmond website, access date December 28, 2008 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

festival along the street that now attracts thousands of patrons.Thousands Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Richmond.
Kornelia Trytko. Richmond Confidential. 2-05-11. Retrieved 07-05-2011. The event bans alcohol and is geared toward young people.The 23rd Street Cinco de Mayo Celebrations in Richmond and in San Pablo
Views. May 2011. Retrieved 07-05-2011. Richmond High School is located along this street.

Major intersections

Notes

External links

23rd Street Merchants' Association official website

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