Development
Much of the west slope of the Berkeley Hills has residential neighborhoods of mostly single family homes, except on the land of the University of California. Most streets are narrow and tend to follow the contours of the land, although three streets, Marin Avenue, Moeser Lane, and Potrero Avenue, run directly toward the ridgeline. Other roads to the ridgeline wind their way up the canyons. Grizzly Peak and Skyline Blvds follow the top of the ridge.
The east side of the Berkeley Hills is mostly preserved or partially developed wildland, much owned by the East Bay Regional Park District and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD).
The Berkeley Hills are pierced by several tunnels. Two are aqueducts of EBMUD; the Berkeley Hills Tunnel serves the Pittsburg-Baypoint line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. The three bores (soon to be four) of the Caldecott Tunnel carry State Highway 24 between Oakland and Contra Costa County.
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