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Whose City? episodes
- A border journalist's view of Tijuana, Mexico
Host Larry Herzog speaks with veteran reporter Sandra Dibble about her experiences covering Tijuana and the border for nearly three decades. Sandra discusses the powerful feeling of community spirit and social connection she experienced living in and writing about Tijuana. She highlights unique neighborhoods, and places, as well as the challenges the city faces.
47 min - Placemaking, Art and Public Space in San Diego-Tijuana
Host Larry Herzog invites Christine Jones, Chief of Civic Art Strategies, and Charles (Chuck) Miller, Senior Public Art Manager (both at the City of San Diego, Commission for Arts and Culture) to talk about public art in the San Diego-Tijuana region.
46 min - Reimagining Transportation in the San Diego-Baja California Region
Host Larry Herzog talks with SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) CEO Hasan Ikhrata and Deputy CEO Coleen Clementson about the future of transit mobility and infrastructure in the San Diego/Baja mega-region.
52 min - An architect's vision of Mexicali, Mexico's potential for urban transformationLarry Herzog invites Mexicali-based architect and author Hector Manuel Lucero to speak about his home city, the Baja California state capital of Mexicali, and possible urban design changes for the future.47 min
- An Entrepreneur's View of Neighborhood-Based Urban Development in Tijuana, Mexico
Host Larry Herzog has a conversation with Miguel Marshall, founder, and CEO of Centro Ventures, a Tijuana-based urban development group focusing on border urban revitalization projects.
33 min - Homelessness: In Search of SolutionsHost Larry Herzog speaks with two experts on homelessness in San Diego—Dr. Mirle Rabinowitz Bussell and Dr. Leslie Lewis, both professors at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.47 min
- The Future of the San Diego RiverHost Larry Herzog chats with Rob Hutsel, President and CEO of the San Diego River Foundation, to discuss the ecological preservation of the San Diego River's 445 square mile watershed, which runs through the heart of the urbanized region.48 min
- The California-Baja California Bio-region and the Future of the Tijuana RiverHost Larry Herzog invites Mexican architect and urbanist Rene Peralta to speak about the challenges of managing the Tijuana River watershed, the main river running through the Tijuana, Mexico border metropolis. Peralta also introduces his solar energy development proposal for the existing Tijuana River concrete flood channel.52 min
- Design Across the BorderHost Larry Herzog welcomes Michele Morris, Associate Director of UCSD's Design Lab, along with Laura Araujo, Binational Affairs Director of Tijuana Innovadora to discuss the meaning of "design" and "design innovation" and the exciting prospect of Tijuana-San Diego winning the competition to become the 2024 World Design Capital.40 min
- International Friendship Park: Visions for the FutureHost Larry Herzog interviews Tijuana communication and design consultant Katalina Silva and architect James Brown to discuss the future of Friendship Park, a small, but vibrant community space tucked into the corner where the Tijuana-San Diego border meets the Pacific Ocean. Must frontier zones only be viewed as dangerous places that need to be protected? Or can they also be meeting places for families that live nearby, who simply want to visit, laugh, and enjoy music or art? Can a natural resource like an estuary create a more humane future boundary line?51 min
About Whose City?
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WHOSE CITY… is a podcast produced at the University of California, San Diego Design Lab.
Join host and co-producer Dr. Lawrence Herzog as he and his guests explore the latest urban and environmental planning & design issues facing 21st century cities. Post-pandemic shifts in urban living, the digital revolution, social media, smart vehicles, and new technologies are altering the way city dwellers move around, inhabit, work and think about their urban lifestyles. Meanwhile, climate change, escalating housing costs, shortages of land, homelessness, urban sprawl, air pollution, and scarcity of natural resources challenge our futures. Tune in as our podcast explores these issues in the globalizing cross-border regions of California-Baja California.