This is a well spoken and put together podcasting covering some of the history of freeway systems. Well worth the listen.

Andrew does more than share a history and how it shapes the present; he weaves a narrative that strings together unmistakeable throughlines. The story he tells is poignant and important and accessible to all audiences.

An excellent podcast! Whether you think you know a lot about transportation planning or you’re just getting started, this podcast will leave you wanting to learn more and yearning for a better future. Great job, Andrew and team!

Very informative - I learned a lot about San Diego’s history urban infrastructure, but also will make you think (especially if you’re listening in your car while stuck in traffic) that there are much better alternatives to car dependency. Hope a lot of people listen to this one!

I would love to see this podcast promoted on other podcasts. It is very important for all of us in San Diego County to be educated and made aware of the implications that freeways and automobiles have in our communities and lives. Excellent!

Excellent educational content about the unjust history of freeways in California / US and what a better world (without them) could look like (it’s already been done before around the world!).

I came here with a deep hate of car infrastructure. Although this podcast did not satiate my desire to see the highways and freeways of San Diego blasted to smithereens and replaced with trains and bikeways, it did make me feel less alone in my desires

Well produced and will challenge the car-centric mentality of most Californians

With all the news about climate change, this podcast covers a significant gap in our understanding of what we need to consider. Converting to all~electric vehicles can help, but will it alone improve our quality of life if we continue to build massive freeways to accommodate them? Bowen adds a thought-provoking and intelligent discussion with transportation experts and urban planners about HOW we live and what is important to us. I highly recommend this podcast!

A really good listen while doing thing around the house!

Andrew Bowen and his team does a great job examining the growth of the highway system nationally and locally. The costs of the growth of our great culture are examined with a social justice lens.

You learn about about the history of San Diego highways, and how other cities are tacking decommissioning. The host and their guests paint a bright future where we might find an alternative to the urban fabric we’ve inherited. The podcast inspired me to buy an e-bike and now I ride it to work through Balboa Park every morning!

Great podcast. I never knew about Southcrest freeway or how much pollution from I-5 impacted South Bay neighborhoods. The audio clips of freeway noise add to the realism of this story, which is all too real. Lots of good interviews with people in the biz and those affected by freeways. Musical theme is good and relevant, too. Looking forward to new episodes, these are long enough to keep one hooked but don’t take too much time to listen to them w/ busy schedule.

Super interesting if you've lived in SD but still great insights for anyone interested in the road ahead when it comes to transportation

This series will be of interest to anyone who’s been to, or planning to come to, California. Or, anyone interested in urban and regional planning, the built environment, public health, etc.

Great reporting on local history and development!

I am SO grateful that Andrew Bowen and KPBS put together this series. It has history, it has informed perspective, and it has human interest. If we’re even luckier, it’ll shift the balance of the debate going forward.

This podcast strikes a great balance of educational information, emotionality, and storytelling on the history of freeways! A lot is brought to light in terms of the health and social impacts and it’s all told in an entertaining and succinct way.

Andrew is doing a fantastic job of taking us through the development of San Diego as we know it today. As a civil engineer, though not transportation, I have seen plenty of older projects where the perspective is to provide the best project from an engineering perspective with little social considerations.

I’m not really sure what this podcast is trying to accomplish. It jumps from topic to topic with no resolution. I would have loved to hear more about how the 163 was developed. But it quickly devolved into how one person wants it to be decommissioned. No counter point.

I’m excited for more episodes after the release of the first two. Our society operates off of narratives and I can tell this Podcast will be enlightening for many here in San Diego. Hopefully as more tune in, we will be able to see a shift in our local consciousness concerning freeways and our lack of investment in public transit and bicycle infrastructure. Congratulations on two great episodes and I can’t wait to be notified about the next drop!

Glad there is a podcast about how terribly designed our city’s public transit was designed. Hoping there are more voices of color in the podcast in the upcoming episodes as black and brown people were greatly affected by freeway expansion.