Whose City?

Host Larry Herzog talks with Tijuana-based transportation expert and scholar Dinorah Gonzalez about transportation planning in Tijuana, traffic congestion around the border crossings, and sustainable mobility solutions for the future.

Podcast host Larry Herzog breaks down the many challenges and solutions for people and goods crossing the California-Baja California border with Gustavo de la Fuente, who served as Executive Director of the Smart Border Coalition (San Diego-Tijuana) for nearly six years.

Podcast host Dr. Larry Herzog talks with urban and transportation design scholar Bruce Appleyard about the idea of designing efficient, safe, environmentally friendly, and economically viable streets on both sides of the California-Baja California border.

Podcast host Larry Herzog chats with architect Rob Quigley and community activist Roger Lewis about the non-profit San Diego Commons, which is seeking to raise funds to build green freeway covers over I-5 (and I-94) to mitigate the negative impact of the freeway on communities like Sherman Heights, Barrio Logan and Cortez Hill near downtown San Diego.

Whose City host Larry Herzog talks with geographer and border scholar Michael Dear about his pathbreaking new book Border Witness, which uses film to better understand the changing Tijuana-San Diego border region.

Podcast host Larry Herzog speaks with artist/entrepreneur Pete Garcia about his non-profit Urban Interventions, and the Bay to Park Paseo project which seeks to enhance the pedestrian experience in downtown San Diego, along the Park Blvd. corridor, from the San Diego Bay to Balboa Park.

Podcast host Larry Herzog speaks with Pinar Yoldas, Associate Professor of Visual Arts at U.C. San Diego, about her vision as an environmental artist, and her use of architectural installations, kinetic sculpture, sound, video and drawing to challenge our understanding of the ecological crisis facing the planet.

Podcast host Larry Herzog welcomes Mai Nguyen, Director of the Design Lab at University of California, San Diego and Professor of Urban Studies & Planning to speak about the importance of design and urban planning for the future of cities, and her vision for the World Design Capital project in the California-Mexico border region.

Podcast host Larry Herzog speaks with cultural geographer and writer Daniel Arreola about his four-book collection on the visual historical geography of Mexican border towns, including his recent book Postcards from the Baja California Border.

Podcast host Larry Herzog chats with urban planning expert and former city of San Diego Planning Department Director William Anderson, about the economics of urban planning and design, and his views on some key development projects in San Diego, including the Uptown District in Hillcrest, the Midway Sports Arena redevelopment, and the Seaport San Diego project along the downtown San Diego waterfront.