New Challenges Crossing the Border

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.