Photo of Potrero Yard as it looks today.
The Potrero Yard Modernization Project plans to replace the 100-year-old bus yard with a modern bus facility. The new facility will include large-scale public art, and you have a chance to share feedback on the artist-proposed designs.
The San Francisco Arts Commission manages public art for this project. They invite you to comment on conceptual designs by the finalist artists or artist teams for two glass art installations for the site.
Share your Feedback
You can view the art proposals for each location on the facility and share comments on two separate webpages:
Deadline for public feedback: Monday, Aug. 19 at 5p.m.
Learn more about the proposals
The art will celebrate the Mission District and Potrero Hill, as well as the American Indian and Calle 24 cultural districts.
The Bus Ramp
Imagine: An 11,000 square foot glass artwork at the bus ramp facing 17th Street, across from Franklin Square.
Visualization of the 17th Street bus ramp where new art is coming.
Three artist teams have made it to the finals for the bus ramp on 17th Street. The proposed designs include:
1. Migration by Celeste Byers & Spencer Keeton Cunningham
2. We Move this City by Precita Eyes Muralists
3. Muni in Motion by Twin Walls Mural Company
You can learn more about the artists and their work by visiting the 17th Street bus ramp art proposal webpage.
The Stairwell
That’s not all. There will also be a 3,800-square-foot glass art piece on the stairwell facing Mariposa Street at York Street.
Visualization of the Mariposa Street stairwell area where new art is coming.
This time, the finalists are individual artists. They created the following designs:
1. Monday on the 48 by Christopher Burch
2. Hogar by Jet Martinez
3. Transfer to Tomorrow by Josué Rojas
4. Marisposas en la Misión by Juan R. Fuentes
You can learn more about the artists and their work by visiting the Mariposa stairwell art proposal webpage.
Other ways to learn more and weigh in
If you’re in the neighborhood, you can find the proposals for the bus ramp hanging on the fence at 17th Street at Bryant Street. The stairwell proposals are hanging on the fence at Mariposa Street at Bryant Street.
You can also give feedback by emailing SFACPublicArtComment@SFGov.org.
As a reminder, feedback must be submitted by 5p.m. on Monday, Aug.19, 2024.
Next, a panel from the San Francisco Arts Commission will hold a final review meeting for this project. They will consider public feedback and recommend one proposal for each location on the facility for implementation. Note: public comments do not count as a vote on the designs.
We appreciate your ideas as we work with city partners to bring artwork to Potrero Yard!
To learn more about the Potrero Yard Modernization Project, you can view the Potrero Yard Modernization Project webpage.