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Originally Posted by Tom Hannon
Okay, a monorail system might be somewhat of a stretch. But think off the traffic it would cut down, less gas and the lives it could possibly save. (How much is the loss of a human life worth?) People's biggest concern is the traffic when the build out is complete. Imagine 110,000 senior citizens riding around in golf carts with congested traffic. It will be like the Long Island Expressway in slow motion. Having a monorail system would cut back the traffic big time. Like I said, it is a stretch but considering what The Villages has become, nothing is impossible or unpractical.
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TV is a golf cart community and that is an understatement. Improvement in the tunnel system would do a lot to help traffic. Already golf carts are piling up trying to go south across 466A at Colony and according to the master plan I only see one other future tunnel crossing 466A. Other places in TV the carts also pile up trying to cross main roads that are traveled by vehicles. The golf trails are "under built" IMHO.
What does that have to do with this Thread? Street Legals have become more and more popular because in some Villager's minds it is necessary to get somewhere just a bit faster than taking a golf cart on the golf trails/paths.
The improvement made last year by widening some of the trails north of 466 really helped in that area of TV.
TV is spread out over many square miles. I don't find the traffic to be as bad as some people seem to make it. What difference does 4 or 5 minutes make anyway? Slow down, start a little earlier and enjoy! After all, the station is going to come soon enough for all of us!
