The city of San Francisco has plans to build a new stadium for the Golden State Warriors in the Mission Bay neighborhood. However, UCSF is concerned about how the new stadium could affect patient access to its UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.
"I know I speak for many at UCSF when I say that I am excited about the prospect of the Warriors moving into the Mission Bay neighborhood," wrote UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood in a message to the campus community. "I also know that many agree that our support must be contingent on adequately addressing traffic concerns to ensure patient safety and access to our Mission Bay hospitals."
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay opened in February and houses the only children's hospital with emergency services in San Francisco. The possible new stadium would be located diagonally across the street from the UCSF Mission Bay campus, and the hospital is concerned that traffic from large events held there could hamper patient, staff and emergency vehicle access to the hospital, especially if there is an overlapping event at the AT&T Park, where the San Francisco Giants play baseball nearby.
UCSF has submitted comments on the project draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report laying out concerns and where alternatives could be considered.
UCSF also launched a website for its Win-Win SF campaign, which aims to encourage the city to find a win-win approach that would bring the new stadium to San Francisco while also ensuring patient safety.
The win-win plan proposed by UCSF includes the following:
- A strategy for real-time monitoring and management of traffic during large events
- A mechanism for managing the scheduling of large events to ensure access to the Mission Bay campus
- A way to ensure follow-through on the commitment down the line