Episode 352: Cancelled St Lucie, SW Florida and Polk Expressways

Episode 354: The Voting Rights Act in Florida

We discuss the history of the Voting Rights Act in Florida - what Florida was like for African-American voting rights before 1965 and all the incremental progress and eventual decline since the initial passage in 1965.

Episode 353: Cancelled Panhandle Expressways

We finish up our extensive look at cancelled expressways in the state with a look at the panhandle.

Episode 352: Cancelled St Lucie, SW Florida and Polk Expressways

We discuss cancelled expressways outside large urban areas and in fast growing sprawlish counties in the peninsula.

Episode 351: Cancelled Tampa Bay Area Expressways and USF Impacts

The University of South Florida was almost turned into an expressway-driven concrete jungle. Students and the USF community fought back. But those were just a few of the roads that planners envisioned in the Tampa Bay area that had to be fought by neighborhood activists in the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's.

Episode 350: Cancelled Orlando-Area Expressways

We continue our look at neighborhood activism and college rebellions against concrete highways by discussing several cancelled road projects in the Orlando area during the 1980's and early 1990's.