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Originally Posted by lawgolfer
The biggest flaw in the design at Morse and 466 is that the gatehouse/gates are a considerable distance from the cross-over for southbound carts. If the gatehouse/gates were moved to the north and abutted the cart cross-over(as they are at every other gate in The Villages), northbound vehicles would have to come to a stop and carts could proceed to cross-over. Of course, the best solution would be to eliminate the cross-over and install a tunnel for carts.
With the present design, N/B vehicles have a "running start" if the attendant waves them through and are at a high speed when they reach the cross-over. If they are not waved through and they do stop for the gate, the distance to the cross-over still provides a long distance during which the vehicles are accelerating.
An additional benefit of moving the gatehouse/gates so they abut the cart cross-over, is that it would create additional space between the gatehouse/gates and 466 and should eliminate any chance of a back-up of vehicles which could block traffic on 466.
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Had the two way cart path that runs along Morse been continued past Soledad all the way down they wouldn't have to do the crossover. It's a mystery to me why they didn't. There was more than enough room and the utilities could have been underneath just like the BV MMP.