Lakewood Ranch planned community is definitely beautiful...I've been there briefly while shopping in the area. Their website gives lots of details and photos.
The main differences I see are that Lakewood Ranch is apparently not a 55+ community, and I couldn't find anything about golf cart use by residents.
Going absolutely everywhere in one's own golf cart and having streets/paved multi-modal trails specifically carts is a huge draw for so many we've met here in TV. Also, having nightly live bands in 2 and soon 3 town squares here in TV means there is always something to do in the evenings. It's fun to simply go there and watch people enjoying life, not just wasting away in a cold house or nursing home!
If you love the beautiful, "another-world", powdered sugar fine, white sands of Siesta Key and Longboat Key, it would be well worth a trip to Sarasota for a day or two. These two islands' beaches are stunningly beautiful....no place like this elsewhere.
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