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Planning Commission certifies EIR and approves entitlements for Potrero Yard modernization, citing housing and transit benefits
Summary
The commission unanimously certified the final EIR and approved multiple entitlements for the Potrero Yard Modernization Project at 2500 Mariposa Street, advancing a plan that pairs a new bus yard with a primarily 100%‑affordable housing development while noting significant unavoidable historic and air‑quality impacts.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Jan. 11 certified the final environmental impact report and approved a package of entitlements for the Potrero Yard Modernization Project at 2500 Mariposa Street, advancing a joint SFMTA and Potrero Neighborhood Collective proposal that pairs a new bus yard with substantial affordable housing.
Staff told commissioners the EIR analyzed two variants: a refined preferred project that maximizes housing on a podium above the bus facility and a paratransit variant that retains additional paratransit storage with fewer units. "The first item before you is the certification of a final environmental impact report or EIR for the project," environmental planner Jennifer McKellar said. The EIR finds the project would result…
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