Whose City?

Mar 22 2024
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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.

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Art, Culture and the Landscape of Tijuana

Mar 22 2024 35 mins  
Host 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.

Mar 13 2024 34 mins  
Host 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

Mar 13 2024 44 mins  
Podcast 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

Feb 08 2024 47 mins  
Podcast 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

Dec 21 2023 48 mins  
Host Larry Herzog interviews border scholar Norma Iglesias to address the impact of artists in Tijuana, Mexico.

Border Architecture, History and Tijuana's Urban Identity

Dec 18 2023 38 mins  
Host 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

Dec 08 2023 45 mins  
Larry 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

Nov 21 2023 40 mins  
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.

Smart Borders in the California-Baja California Region

Oct 30 2023 46 mins  
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.

Livable Streets and a Sustainable San Diego-Tijuana Future

Oct 29 2023 32 mins  
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.