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

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Podcast: [Bay Curious](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bay-curious-6896)
Published: 2026-04-27T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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