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Old 12-23-2023, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
Multi-modal paths aren't sidewalks. They're multi-modal paths. There are plenty on the Lake County side of The Villages, and they are open to pedestrians, bicycles, golf carts, electric wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and roller (or inline) skaters.
I was just stating what I heard was the reason that the path along Megisson, passing Newell, Lake Denham and down to Dabney, does not allow golf carts. I think they said it was a Leesburg thing and that Leesburg considered the paths as sidewalks. All of this, of course, is speculation. But I definitely don't like that I have to go onto Megisson from the Sawgrass area when there is a perfectly large enough path that could be multi-modal.

I will concede though, that based on threads about the danger of carts and bikes mixing up on the paths, it makes sense the Villages may be changing strategy.