Potrero Yard Modernization Project
Help us design a new bus yard with housing on top that adds to the neighborhood! A modern Potrero Yard will help the SFMTA prepare for natural disasters like earthquakes and the effects of climate change, be more cost-effective and most importantly, help us keep more buses on the road, serving you.
Why Replace the Potrero Yard?
Decisions to be Made:
The SFMTA plans to work closely with partner agencies, the Planning Department, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and local elected officials on key decisions.
• Joint uses like housing or Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR)
• Developer to construct the new facility
• Architectural features, urban design, and public art and facilities
Promise to the Public
The SFMTA is reaching out to the community to help shape many of the decisions that are needed to rebuild Potrero Yard. The SFMTA will:
• Be transparent about the constraints of the project that will guide our decision making
• Work to understand and address stakeholder concerns and priorities.
• Balance stakeholder concerns and priorities while also meeting the project's core transit objectives.
Potrero Yard Neighborhood Working Group
The SFMTA is excited to work with the diverse communities near our facilities to modernize the 100-year-old Potrero Yard at 17th and Mariposa. The Potrero Yard Neighborhood Working Group has begun assembling community members to work with SFMTA staff to shape the public outreach, to weigh in on elements of the project design, such and help make the Potrero Yard and any potential for joint uses like housing on the site a good neighbor. The input and feedback will be important for ensuring that diverse viewpoints are considered and incorporated into the decision making for Potrero Yard.
Meetings of the Working Group will open to the public. You can find agendas, materials, and meeting minutes in the documents sidebar.
Members of the Working Group as of November 1, 2018:
| Seat Type | Member |
| Environmental/Parks Advocate | Mary Haywood ( Member, Friends of Franklin Square) |
| Transportation Advocate | Ryan MacPhee (Member, SF Bike Coalition) |
| Housing Advocate | Erick Arguello (Calle 24) |
| Housing Advocate | Scott Feeney (YIMBY) |
| Preservation/Beautification | Alexandra Harker (landscape architect) |
| Youth/Family Services | Alexander Hirji (SF Youth Commission) |
| SFMTA/Muni Frontline Staff Advocate | Kamilah Taylor (MUNI Operator) |
| SFMTA/Muni Frontline Staff Advocate | |
| Small Business within 0.5 miles | Roberto Hernandez (SF Carnival) |
| Small Business within 0.5 miles | |
| Merchant Organization | J.R. Eppler (Potrero Boosters) |
| Resident within 0.5 miles | Magda Frietas |
| Resident within 0.5 miles | |
| At-Large | Thor Kaslofsky |
| At-Large |
Applications Open for Yet to Be Filled Positions on the Potrero Yard Neighborhood Working Group
To ensure diverse and inclusive representation, the SFMTA will be accepting additional members to the Potrero Yard Neighborhood Working Group after the December workshop. To apply, complete the online application form, or you can download the pdf application from the sidebar and email it to Bradley.Dunn@SFMTA.com. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Please contact Bradley.Dunn@SFMTA.com with questions. Thank you for your interest in the Potrero Yard Modernization Project. We look forward to hearing from you!