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Originally Posted by jojo (Post 630774)

Recently I counted 17 carts waiting to cross at the Colony Blvd intersection. I've seen several near misses. I tried to call the district government offices and was routed around to property management and other places. I don't think I ever reached the right person to report this. Does anyone have a contact?

Seventeen??? That's nothing as last year this time I counted 30+ carts in the line! Went down to Colony yesterday and saw some folks doing some crazy things. Carts gunning it across in front of cars. Cars AND carts turning right at the same time onto Colong Blvd at the same stop sign. Also folks NOT using the turning lane but turning left from the driving lane (and of course not signaling). It was crazy! Someone will get killed down there "if" folks aren't vigilant and careful. It's like "everyone for themselves" but in a bad way!!! :22yikes:

As for doing studies...that's not uncommon. They did them up north as well!

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Originally Posted by ajbrown (Post 630960)

Often if it is very backed up and if I am coming north from 466A, I will go through Rec center parking lot, take a right onto main road and then a left onto cart path headed north instead of waiting in line. Let me apologize now to those 20 people I have passed.....:angel:

The experts will tell us, but I think how I go north when crowded is a clue to what would be better. If when headed south bound, you had a different route for folks needing to turn left into Colony Plaza versus carts crossing to 466, that would help a lot. Do not make them form the same line.

Anyone wishing to cross the road headed southbound would have a different exit than folks headed to Colony Plaza and must take a right onto main road, then a left through rec center or some new path. Eliminate the straight across choice.

Folks headed north would do what I do, go through rec center or some new path and take right onto main road, then a left to get on north side path or continue straight to Colony Plaza. eliminate the current north bound path where it exists today south of the main road. The folks headed south that need to turn left to the Plaza no longer have to worry about folks coming straight across.

Of course I am no expert and I did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express, but it is fun to think of such issue and potential solutions....

You do realize what you are doing is wrong and illegal unless you are driving a LSV.
Guess who will be "at fault" if a car rear ends you or another golf cart crossing legally collides with you.
YOU.
Hope you have enjoyed your time here in TV because you won't have much left after the lawsuit.

Kiethwand, if ur talking about driving on Colony from the Rec. Center to the golf cart trail then you are wrong. The " No Carts past this point" sign is at the main driveway for Colony Rec center. So you can drive your cart on Colony but you have to stop at the main drive way or you can go from the main driveway to the golf cart lane or to Colony Plaza.

crossing colony blvd in a cart

Is it just me or is anybody else avoiding the Colony rec center for fear of crossing Colony Blvd in a cart? The traffic is so heavy that its very difficult to cross safely. Something has to be done to remedy this.

You could turn right (West) onto Colony Blvd then turn left at the first driveway.

that's actually a good idea

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 630648)

Situation will improve greatly after April first.

Our kind of a communtiy is a new phenomena in the traffic and transportation world.

I am again happy to hear that the developers are aware and working on a solution.

I know. I am their biggest fan. ;) I think the developers are the cat's pajamas.

Disclaimer. I am not a Morse, don't know a Morse, would like to meet a Morse.

And mean person who sent me that hateful message, please don't do that anymore.

Hi Gracie: jerseygirl here. love reading your posts. I'm in san diego for a time, returning to TV probably june/july. Anyway, I do think you are a great supporter of the Morses. That is always clear in your posts. funny.

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Originally Posted by wjk1912totv (Post 619053)

Today 01:40 PM - permalink
wjk1912totv
Is the developer or district making any chnages to the cart traffic flow entering or crossing Colony Blvd at the cart/car merger point? This is a disaster waiting to happen. Many times a dozen or more carts are backed up waiting to transverse this traffic area. The only current solution to the problem is for a courteous car diver to stop and let several carts through. Wondering if there ever was any consideration to continue the existing cart path paralleling the road then traveling around the back of the Citizens Bank building into the Colony Plaza Shopping Center away from all the traffic? An alternate suggestion would to add blinker lights or car speed bumps to create an alternate flow of carts and cars. Any other thoughts? Don't think the planners ever realized the current volume of cart/car traffic.

They seem to think they need to do a study first. Just stand there for an hour and the issue becomes obvious.

I sat today and watched the traffic.Tell me WHY someone would come off 466A or South of 466A unto Moorse Blvd and then turn into Colony Blvd and take it down to the shopping center, I also watched cars leave the shopping center on Colony Blvd and then go south on Moorse Blvd. All this does is add extra traffic on Colony Blvd.

The 1st and worst decision of the planners of Colony Shopping Ctr. was to build a Regional Rec Ctr. there also, why was that included in that site?? Common sense tells you that was a BIG mistake.....

If it would be a ONE-WAY traffic pattern coming to and a ONE-WAY leaving the 3 entrances/exits would help a great deal in the traffic flow

No Biggie, Will not lose sleep over it. So you have to wait a little to turn.

I am sure if the developer had it to do over again a lot of things would be different knowing what they know now. Hindsight is always 20/20.

VG