Folge 35: Heidelberg and Palo Alto in the Pandemic: Global Challenges - Local Solutions

For the past eight months, the HCA podcast has been following the
ramifications of the global Covid-19 pandemic. This episode takes
a look at how cities on both sides of the Atlantic have faced and
continue to face the enormous challenges of this crisis. It
focuses on Heidelberg and Palo Alto, California, the
not-so-secret capital of Silicon Valley. The two cities joined
the “Smart City Alliance” in 2013 and established a more formal
partnership in 2017. They are both homes to renowned universities
and research institutions and committed to developing innovative
solutions for problems both cities deal with like an enormous
traffic density and affordable housing; during the past year, the
pandemic has added a new dimension to city politics. Anja Schüler
talks to mayors Tom DuBois and Eckhart Würzner about local
solutions to a global challenge.