Whose City?

Podcast host Dr. Larry Herzog speaks with architect/educator Megan Groth about new ways of educating architects, and her book about public spaces in San Diego-Tijuana.

Podcast host Dr. Larry Herzog talks with Zach Hernandez and Hector Vanegas, both regional planners at the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), about the San Ysidro border gateway and the dramatic transformation that will take place at the Transit Center, which will be remodeled as a San Ysidro mobility hub to accommodate different forms of cross-border travel in the future.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

Host Larry Herzog interviews border scholar Norma Iglesias to address the impact of artists in Tijuana, Mexico.

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.

Larry Herzog speaks with UCSD professor  John Arroyo about creative placemaking and racial justice equity planning for Latin immigrant communities in the U.S.

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 waterfro...

Host 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.

Podcast 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.

Podcast 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.

Podcast 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.

Podcast host Larry Herzog speaks with urban designer/planner Diego Velasco about his experiences in community planning and design across different scales and contexts.

Host Larry Herzog interviews David Malmuth to talk about his experiences with Redevelopment projects in New York City, Los Angeles, Pasadena and San Diego.