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Originally Posted by Rainger99
Why do we have so few sidewalks in the Villages?? I grew up in a small town and we had sidewalks on every street - and this was more than 60 years ago.
Because there are no sidewalks, I see a lot of people walking in the street where they can be hit by cars. Instead of spending money on a sidewalk along 44 - where very few people walk - wouldn’t it be better spent in the residential areas where thousands walk every day??
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I don't like the narrow donkey-trail streets inTV Land residential neighborhoods. But, I CAN think of one good reason why there are more sidewalks up NORTH than down here in Florida. Especially in the summer, Florida has more moisture in the clouds due to the greater HEAT and Humidity here vs up north. So, during the Florida summers we have HUGE thunderstorms and hurricanes dropping large amounts of water as compared to up NORTH.
........So, sidewalks in Florida would ADD greater area for the rain to hit and that water then RUNS off into the road creating road hazards and safety problems. The no sidewalks situation allows the greater RAIN in Florida's summers to penetrate down through the grass and dirt - the end result is less flooding in the road WITHOUT sidewalks than WITH sidewalks.