Project Description: On April 4, 2006, an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) for the Proposed Action was made available for public review and comment and public hearings were held.  Since the publication of the EIE, it was determined that a proposed city-owned parking garage, that was suppose to be used by GCC, would not materialize in time for the Proposed Action’s opening date.  Therefore, the project description changed to include a parking garage for approximately 600 spaces at the preferred site, which resulted in the necessity to amend, where appropriate, the April 2006 EIE.  This Amended EIE includes the evaluation of this change.  All other aspects of the Proposed Action remain the same.

The proposed project consists of the construction and consolidation of Gateway Community College to Downtown New Haven.  The preferred site for the proposed project is at 2 and 20 Church Street on two parcels formerly known respectively as Macy’s and Malley’s.  The proposed site is bounded by Crown Street, Church Street, North Frontage Road, and Temple Street. The proposed project involves the construction of approximately 360,000 gross square feet of building space for the College, including a garage for approximately 600 spaces to be located on site; however, it is not expected to accommodate the Automotive Technology program due to cost constraints.

In addition to the on-site parking garage, a minimum of 600 spaces would be provided by the City of New Haven in the adjacent Temple Street Garage.

The proposed facility is expected to accommodate classrooms, laboratories, academic and administrative offices, a library, study areas, general use areas (e.g. dining, bookstore, day care, student activities), and support services (e.g. storage, mailroom, media production, etc.).  During pre-design, it was determined that implementation of the plan for total consolidation immediately may not be feasible due to cost constraints.  Therefore, the Automotive Technology program and some associated classes/programs will remain at the North Haven Campus for the short-term future. Any long-term solution will be assessed by the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges (BOT-CTC) in terms of its applicability to potential environmental affects.

Project Location Map:  Click here to view the existing locations of GCC and to view the proposed project location.

Comments on this Amended EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: October 6, 2006

The public can view a copy of this Amended EIE at:   

There is one (1) public hearing scheduled for this Amended EIE on:

DATE: Wednesday, September 27, 2006

TIME: 7:00 pm (the hearing will conclude at the end of public comments)

PLACE: GCC – Long Wharf Campus, Room 160, 60 Sargent Drive, New Haven

NOTES: Doors open at 6:30 pm

DIRECTIONS: http://www.gwcc.commnet.edu/directions.html

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