SFMTA Files Demolition Permits for Potrero Yard Modernization as City Opens Lotteries for 148 Affordable Homes

SFMTA Files Demolition Permits to Rebuild Century-Old Potrero Bus Facility

SAN FRANCISCO, California — Marking a decisive step toward creating a zero-emission transit infrastructure hub, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) officially filed structural demolition permits in October 2026 for the historic Potrero Bus Yard at 2500 Mariposa Street. Built over a century ago, the obsolete brick and steel facility will be replaced by a modernized, seismically reinforced bus operations facility engineered to store and charge an expanded fleet of battery-electric and trolley buses.

While transit officials adjusted the complex's original mass timber residential footprint to reduce capital costs and align with available financing, the revised design preserves ground-floor community space and dedicated affordable workforce apartments, ensuring the vital municipal garage serves San Francisco for another century.

DAHLIA Housing Portal Activates Lotteries for 148 Affordable Apartments Across 3 Projects

In municipal housing news, the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) opened public applications through the city's centralized DAHLIA housing portal for 148 newly completed affordable apartments. The below-market-rate lotteries encompass three landmark developments across the city: 850 Turk Street in the Western Addition, 3300 Mission Street in Bernal Heights, and the Luca community in Visitacion Valley.

Available to households earning between 50 and 110 percent of the area median income, the energy-efficient units feature on-site supportive social services, bike storage rooms, and transit subsidies. Housing directors noted that application deadlines span throughout October 2026, offering vital stability for working families and seniors.

SFMTA Board Convenes Special Session on Fall Operations and Long-Term Capital Plans

At City Hall, the SFMTA Board of Directors convened a special session on October 5, 2026, to evaluate service performance following record transit ridership during autumnal city events, including Downtown First Thursdays and northern waterfront festivals. The board also reviewed financial scenarios ahead of the November election, where voters will decide local ballot measures impacting transit operations and commercial transfer taxes.

Civic and municipal leaders emphasized that modernizing bus fleet maintenance yards, streamlining affordable housing lotteries, and preserving reliable transit routes remain cornerstones of San Francisco’s economic renewal.