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Originally Posted by Jazuela
You know on our Lifestyle visit, not once did anyone suggest that we take that trolley tour of the Villages. I forgot all about it til our last day and at that point it was already too late to ask. I would've loved the tour, if they were still being offered.
I agree you'd still need to get to the pickup/dropoff points, but my thinking is this:
It's the MAIN roads that have the worst congestion, and the areas around the roundabouts, and the entries/exits into the town squares and non-Villages shopping areas.
The traffic is the focus. To reduce traffic in the highest-congested areas.
Having to drive/golf-cart to the local pickup/dropoff point would reduce traffic. It wouldn't eliminate it, but it would certainly reduce it. There would be fewer drivers from the "other" areas driving to "your" area, and you would be driving less often outside "your" area to "other" areas.
With "your" being the local pickup/dropoff point, such as a regional rec center or town square. That would also mean fewer parking spaces taken in the town squares, because if I see something I want to do on the other end of the Villages, my only option right now is to drive there and take up a parking space. The option to take a trolley/shuttle doesn't currently exist.
I like having options.
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I already made a post in this thread BUT I cannot believe the trolley wasn't suggested to you. We had that brought up to us to get a "feeling" for the community etc. Since doing it that first time, before buying and moving here---we've done it a handful of times. Even last Fall we did the Trolley (just because) down to Fenney.
I still (after reading ALL the other's comments) don't think it would be a viable solution to our community. THAT said, it would be a great idea. Maybe someone would figure out a taxi service OR Uber would become more prolific here. I do know it's already here in "some" cases but not sure how extensive it is or used. Having a central place for pick-ups and drop-offs----I would say wouldn't work due to how to getting there and a parking conundrum for those using the transit. That brings up still, the traffic congestion as what about those vehicles being on the roads??