Southeast Campus Integrated Projects EIR

University of California, Berkeley

As part of the Southeast Campus Integrated Projects, (SCIP) program, the University California, Berkeley is proposing a significant upgrade to Memorial Stadium, which was constructed in the early 1920s.  The project includes an earthquake retrofit, the addition of new sections on the west and east sides, and construction of an athletic training building on the west side of the stadium.  Other components of the SCIP program include constructing a parking garage at Maxwell Family Field, restoring historic buildings on Piedmont Avenue, installing landscape and circulation improvements along Piedmont Avenue, and constructing a new business-law building between Boalt Hall and the Haas School of Business.  DC&E prepared the EIR on the SCIP projects, which focused on critical environmental issues of seismic safety, aesthetics, light and glare, noise, transportation, parking and cultural resources.  DC&E prepared the EIR on a fast-track schedule in order to meet the University’s timeline requirements.