It is a four-lane street that provides access to the west and connects to the central waterfront, India Basin, and Hunters Point Shipyard areas to the east.

"[2] The widening of Army Street was made as part of the development of the never constructed Southern Crossing from San Francisco to the East Bay.

[9] Following the name change in January 1995, residents of the largely-white Noe Valley neighborhood on the thoroughfare's western stretch organized a ballot initiative (Proposition O) that November to remove Chavez's name from street signs.

The name change enjoyed popularity in the Mission District, as an important symbol of recognition for the local Latino population.

[14] The Cesar Chavez Streetscape Project implemented measures to "improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety, enhance greening, promote ecology function, and make the street work better ..."[20]