Whose City?
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWHOSE 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.
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Episodes
Art, Culture and the Landscape of Tijuana
March 22, 2024 16:52 - 35 minutes - 64.5 MBHost Dr. Larry Herzog chats with artist Daniela de Leon, Binational Coordinator for IMAC (Municipal Institute for Arts and Culture), Tijuana about how Tijuana artists project the daily life and culture of the city in their art work; Daniela discusses her role at IMAC in facilitating art exchanges between Tijuana and other parts of the world.
Border Art, Culture and the San Diego-Tijuana 2024 World Design Capital.
March 14, 2024 02:43 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBHost Larry Herzog interviews Susanna Peredo (artist and Executive Director of Vanguard Culture) and Rudy Argote, Tijuana artist, about their roles and exciting projects in leading the Design Action Network in the Arts and Culture area for the World Design Capital.
New Challenges Crossing the Border
March 14, 2024 01:46 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBPodcast host Larry Herzog has a conversation with Joaquin Luken, Executive Director of the Smart Border Coalition, about the variety of delays, going north or south, currently facing border crossings at the Tijuana-San Diego border, and the potential role of technology to facilitate cross-border flows in the future.
A Visionary Cross-border Transit Project
February 08, 2024 08:26 - 47 minutes - 87.4 MBPodcast host Larry Herzog speaks with Jacqueline Reynoso, Director of Policy and Projects at Cordoba Corporation about the BTX Border Crossing project, a plan to build a light rail transit connection from the San Ysidro border trolley station to downtown Tijuana.
Border art and the Transformation of Tijuana
December 22, 2023 03:48 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBHost Larry Herzog interviews border scholar Norma Iglesias to address the impact of artists in Tijuana, Mexico.
Border Architecture, History and Tijuana's Urban Identity
December 19, 2023 01:55 - 38 minutes - 70.9 MBHost Dr. Larry Herzog speaks with Tijuana architect Sharline Ceniceros; they discuss Tijuana's historic buildings, historic preservation and the identity of the city through the lens of architecture.
Urban planning and design for social justice
December 08, 2023 19:28 - 45 minutes - 82.4 MBLarry Herzog speaks with UCSD professor John Arroyo about creative placemaking and racial justice equity planning for Latin immigrant communities in the U.S.
Transport and mobility in Tijuana-San Diego
November 21, 2023 22:32 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBHost 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.
Smart Borders in the California-Baja California Region
October 30, 2023 23:11 - 46 minutes - 84.9 MBPodcast 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.
Livable Streets and a Sustainable San Diego-Tijuana Future
October 29, 2023 18:52 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBPodcast 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.
Heal the Gash: The San Diego Commons Vision for Freeway Lids
June 15, 2023 22:11 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBPodcast 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.
Border Witness
June 06, 2023 05:10 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBWhose 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.
Urban Interventions
May 28, 2023 01:09 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBPodcast 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.
Speculative Ecology, Bio-architecture and Art
May 21, 2023 08:47 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBPodcast 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.
Design, Equity and Planning
April 04, 2023 06:52 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBPodcast 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.
Townscapes, Place and Mexican Border Cities
April 02, 2023 03:48 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBPodcast 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.
Dollars and Design
February 24, 2023 03:19 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBPodcast 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.
The World Design Capital Project
February 24, 2023 02:29 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBHost Larry Herzog welcomes guest Carlos de La Mora, CEO of the San Diego-Tijuana World Design Capital (WDC) 2024 on the podcast. De La Mora, a bi-cultural architect trained in Mexico and the U.S., discusses the WDC vision, and shares thoughts on design innovation as well as challenges in the San Diego-Tijuana cross-border region.
Walk n Roll: Walkability and urban planning
December 27, 2022 14:34 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBPodcast host Larry Herzog speaks with Harvard-trained urban planner Chloe Lauer about her recently launched non-profit-- Walk’n Roll, and strategies to promote better places for walking, cycling, and other slower forms of everyday urban travel.
Cross-border muralism and public art
December 27, 2022 14:29 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBPodcast host Larry Herzog talks with artist and educator Tatiana Ortiz Rubio about her art practice, and specifically her recent public art works, including the much discussed “Stop the Spread” mural on the silo of Bread and Salt art gallery in Barrio Logan.
Landscape design and urban public space futures
November 29, 2022 06:11 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBPodcast host Larry Herzog chats with landscape architect David McCullough about the role of green districts and public spaces in U.S. cities for the future.
Community, placemaking, and urban design
November 14, 2022 07:51 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBPodcast host Larry Herzog speaks with urban designer/planner Diego Velasco about his experiences in community planning and design across different scales and contexts.
Creative placemaking and urban redevelopment on both coasts
November 14, 2022 07:48 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBHost Larry Herzog interviews David Malmuth to talk about his experiences with Redevelopment projects in New York City, Los Angeles, Pasadena and San Diego.
Design Futures for San Diego-Tijuana
October 27, 2022 00:04 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBHost Larry Herzog speaks with architect Frank Wolden and urban designer Howard Blackson about their ideas for designing for higher density and mixed use in the San Diego-Tijuana region.
Cross-border water pollution: The Tijuana River Estuary problem
August 21, 2022 02:12 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBHost Larry Herzog speaks with Serge Dedina, Ph.D., Mayor of Imperial Beach and Executive Director of Wildcoast about the challenges of pollution in the Tijuana River Estuary.
The challenge of affordable housing
August 07, 2022 03:36 - 50 minutes - 70 MBLarry Herzog invites affordable housing advocate and President/CEO of the San Diego Housing Federation Steven Russell to talk about housing markets, policy and the search for better policy solutions to the affordable housing problem in the U.S.
Latino urbanism and community design
August 04, 2022 00:34 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBHost Larry Herzog chats with East Los Angeles urban planner James Rojas about his views on public space, architecture, sustainability, mindfulness, and planning in Latino neighborhoods.
A border journalist’s view of Tijuana, Mexico
July 17, 2022 03:46 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBHost 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.
Placemaking, Art and Public Space in San Diego-Tijuana
July 01, 2022 00:51 - 45 minutes - 62 MBHost 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.
Reimagining Transportation in the San Diego-Baja California Region
June 17, 2022 05:37 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBHost 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.
An architect’s vision of Mexicali, Mexico’s potential for urban transformation
June 01, 2022 00:24 - 46 minutes - 85.1 MBLarry 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.
An Entrepreneur’s View of Neighborhood-Based Urban Development in Tijuana, Mexico
June 01, 2022 00:05 - 32 minutes - 58.6 MBHost 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.
Homelessness: In Search of Solutions
May 17, 2022 22:11 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBHost 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.
The Future of the San Diego River
May 14, 2022 19:00 - 47 minutes - 87.7 MBHost 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.
The California-Baja California Bio-region and the Future of the Tijuana River
May 06, 2022 20:16 - 51 minutes - 94.7 MBHost 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.
Design Across the Border
April 26, 2022 17:32 - 39 minutes - 71.8 MBHost 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.
International Friendship Park: Visions for the Future
April 26, 2022 17:32 - 50 minutes - 92.6 MBHost 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 re...
Beyond the Wall
March 31, 2022 16:45 - 46 minutes - 86 MBPodcast host Dr. Larry Herzog speaks with Baja California energy and policy consultant Mario Lopez and architecture & planning professor Michael Stepner about the complex and hot topic of border walls vs. the border crossing experience, and the future of infrastructure and planning at the ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexican border.
The Boulevard (El Cajon) and Beyond!
February 20, 2019 23:11 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBEl Cajon Boulevard, like San Diego, is experiencing and urban renaissance and a new mobility future... right now. Let's talk Complete Streets, BRT, Connectivity, Community, and City Heights! Howard Blackson and Dr. Larry Herzog dig a little deeper into the roots of the Boulevard with Gary Weber of the El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association joins us in the discussion.
Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama and Beyond
October 18, 2018 18:51 - 30 minutes - 48.2 MBSpecial Guest, landscape architect extraordinaire, Vicki Estrada, discusses the future of Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama and beyond!
The Cradle of San Diego? Mission Valley's Future
July 03, 2018 19:53 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBCo-hosts Larry Herzog and Howard Blackson explore the future of Mission Valley, including its hyper-dependence on the automobile, and the need to redesign it around the San Diego River. Ballot box proposals for the former Qualcomm site are discussed. Well-known city planner Michael Stepner comes in for an interview in the second half.
Temporary Paradise
June 20, 2018 22:06 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBHoward and Larry review the history and context for the writing of Kevin Lynch and Donald Appleyard's 1974 seminal study "Temporary Paradise", considered one of the most significant outside consultant reports for any city in the United States. They then bring urban planning professor Bruce Appleyard, son of Donald Appleyard, into the studio for an interview about the book.