Concord's Long Road from Navy Weapons Station to Walkable Neighborhood

Concord's Long Road from Navy Weapons Station to Walkable Neighborhood

From Bay Curious by KQED

April 27, 2026 · 16 min

About this episode

The episode explores the redevelopment of a former Navy weapons station in Concord into a walkable neighborhood.

Suzanne Howard was playing around with Google Maps one day and zoomed in on Concord, in the east bay. She noticed a large open space near Concord High School that wasn't labeled, but had some mysterious looking mounds in a grid pattern. What are those things, she wondered? And, what's being done with this space? Could housing be built there? In fact, a massive redevelopment project is in the works in Concord, but it could take decades to materialize. Additional Resources: Why It’s Taken Concord 40 Years to Turn a Bomb Site into a Neighborhood Read the transcript for this episode Why Are There So Many Abandoned Military Bases in the Bay Area? Surprising Ways Former Bay Area Military Bases Are Transforming (And Why It Takes So Long) Sign up for our newsletter Got a question you want answered? Ask! Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcastsThis story was reported by Pauline Bartolone. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale and Olivia Allen-Price. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Ethan Toven-Lindsey and everyone on Team KQED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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Hosts: Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale, Olivia Allen-Price

Topics covered

  • urban redevelopment
  • military history
  • community planning
  • housing
  • Concord
  • Bay Area

Keywords

  • Concord
  • Navy weapons station
  • redevelopment
  • housing
  • Bay Area
  • urban planning
  • community

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