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Linda Saul-Sena
Former Tampa City Councilwoman says rapid development has put West Tampa’s spirit on the line
West Tampa’s roots go all the way back to 1892, but 132 years after Hugh MacFarlane started building his vision on 200 acres of swampy land, the neighborhood is at a crossroads. In a new...
MidPoint April 12- Pat Kemp, Linda Saul-Sena & Taryn Sabia on transit
While a proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line running from Wesley Chapel to St. Petersburg continues to be the major proposal that the Tampa Bay area transportation community is rallying around, there are a number...
Ed Turanchik lays out his vision to become Tampa’s next mayor before hundreds in Tampa Heights
Although the next mayor of Tampa may not be known for more than a year, Ed Turanchik is sure off to a swift start. The 62-year-old attorney and civic activist has already raised over $100,000...
Transportation officials and TBX opponents debate the controversial interstate project
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Wednesday we had a debate over the TBX project, the hotly debated interstate project that proposes to build toll roads in the middle the 1-4 and 1-275 interstates through the...
Opponents say TBX project based on old data, bad engineering
By Rob Lorei Yesterday we discussed the ongoing fight by local communities to stop an interstate expansion that threaten several historic neighborhoods in Tampa. Known as the TBX Project. It plans to add express lanes to...
New report rates TBX Project as one of the worst highway plans in the country
By Rob Lorei On Tuesday, the independent group U.S PIRG released a report called Highway Boondogles 2 which listed 12 highway development projects throughout the country that fail to address transportation woes. Making it the list is the much-criticized...
MidPoint for Thursday, September 25 with former Tampa City Council member Linda Saul-Sena
Former Tampa City Councilwoman and now Creative Loafing contributor Linda Saul-Sena joined the program. Saul-Sena served on and off the council from 1987-2010, before losing a bid to serve on the Hillsborough County Commission. Among...
Will express toll lanes transform neighborhoods like Tampa Heights?
Will express toll lanes transform neighborhoods like Tampa Heights?
