Modernizing Potrero Yard: Give Feedback on Public Art

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Image of Potrero Yard, a cream-colored building.

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:

17th Street bus ramp art proposal webpage

Mariposa stairwell art proposal webpage

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.

Rendering of the Potrero Yard bus ramp on 17th Street with a white block of color and a question mark where there will be public art.

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

Art proposal for the Potrero Yard bus ramp. Image includes several bright colors and the outlines of animals.

2. We Move this City by Precita Eyes Muralists

Image of proposed artwork for the Potrero Yard facility. Artwork includes images of people and buses.

3. Muni in Motion by Twin Walls Mural Company

Proposed artwork for the Potrero Yard bus ramp. Image features buses, trains and people.

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

Proposed artwork for the Mariposa Street stairwell area of the Potrero Yard facility. Image features people, a Muni bus and the Golden Gate Bridge.

2. Hogar by Jet Martinez

Proposed artwork for the Mariposa Street stairwell area of the Potrero Yard facility. Bright image includes birds, flowers and more.

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.