Dear Members of the UCSF Community:

I am pleased to announce that UCSF’s 20-year Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) has been approved by the UC Board of Regents, following five years of planning and extensive consultation within UCSF and with our neighbors and civic leaders. The plan, along with the accompanying Environmental Impact Report, was approved at the Regents’ meeting on November 20th.

The LRDP is a comprehensive physical-land-use plan that provides a blueprint for the university’s growth in its academic, clinical and research programs through the year 2035. It reflects the extensive feedback that UCSF received throughout the planning process. Approval followed an almost five-month public comment period.

This planning effort was expertly led by Lori Yamauchi, Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Planning, Kevin Beauchamp, Director of Physical Planning, and the other members of Lori’s campus planning team.

I also want to recognize the invaluable contributions of Barbara Bagot-Lopez, Director of Community Relations, and her team in engaging neighborhoods adjacent to our campus sites and in soliciting important community input.

Unlike the previous LRDP, which focused largely on expanding future growth to a major new campus site – and resulted in the development of the Mission Bay campus site – this plan seeks to consolidate, renovate and optimize existing space, while still allowing sufficient growth to accommodate our needs. Other chief objectives include enhancing environmental sustainability, minimizing facility costs, ensuring seismic safety, and developing our plan in the context of the city’s and our neighboring communities’ needs and concerns....