[twoplanekid]

If the current rate of growth is sustained, the population of The Villages could reach 175,000 or more by the year 2030. How will this many people and the larger area encompassed change how we get around.

Currently, traveling by car at 35 miles per hour from the Brownwood area to Spanish Springs takes a long time. For me, to drive a golf cart at 20 MPH that distance is a once in six month�s adventure. In 15 years, it might take 50 % longer to travel from the expanded Villages North to South without factoring in the increased traffic.

Who is thinking about a mass transit solution or a way to travel at a faster pace these greater distances to make a daily journey like this possible/enjoyable? Is this the responsibility of the Developer, the Counties, the Village government, the State of Florida or who? Where is the preparation in this planned community or where is the outer belt?

[RickeyD]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

If the current rate of growth is sustained, the population of The Villages could reach 175,000 or more by the year 2030. How will this many people and the larger area encompassed change how we get around.



Currently, traveling by car at 35 miles per hour from the Brownwood area to Spanish Springs takes a long time. For me, to drive a golf cart at 20 MPH that distance is a once in six month�s adventure. In 15 years, it might take 50 % longer to travel from the expanded Villages North to South without factoring in the increased traffic.



Who is thinking about a mass transit solution or a way to travel at a faster pace these greater distances to make a daily journey like this possible/enjoyable? Is this the responsibility of the Developer, the Counties, the Village government, the State of Florida or who? Where is the preparation in this planned community or where is the outer belt?

I can see a monorail on both Buena Vista & Morse with stops at all rec centers. A street car trolley can travel all the east/west roads connecting Buena Vista to Morse. As an added service adding a subway circumnavigating Odell Circle would be icing on the cake. Eventually the outer most Villages would simply be bedroom communities and those in the inner Villages can lobby for increased Federal funds to help with the maintenance costs of the new infrastructure.

[Bogie Shooter]

Some people worry about the darndest things.

[villagetinker]

Or maybe we will all have flying cars, but how will they implement the roundabouts?

[manaboutown]

Beam me to Katie Belle's, Scotty!

[Chatbrat]

In 2030 worry about being on the right side of the grass

[NYGUY]

In My Humble Opinion, it ain't going to happen, and, as a result, I will concern myself with something important, like....is it 5:00 yet..

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

If the current rate of growth is sustained, the population of The Villages could reach 175,000 or more by the year 2030. How will this many people and the larger area encompassed change how we get around.

Currently, traveling by car at 35 miles per hour from the Brownwood area to Spanish Springs takes a long time. For me, to drive a golf cart at 20 MPH that distance is a once in six month�s adventure. In 15 years, it might take 50 % longer to travel from the expanded Villages North to South without factoring in the increased traffic.

Who is thinking about a mass transit solution or a way to travel at a faster pace these greater distances to make a daily journey like this possible/enjoyable? Is this the responsibility of the Developer, the Counties, the Village government, the State of Florida or who? Where is the preparation in this planned community or where is the outer belt?

I think you should move here full time, because spending so much time off campus is making you overthink things. Or take up golf.

[twoplanekid]

You can blame these fine ladies who are my advisors. I met with them today on Scioto Street in Urbana. One just moved back to Urbana, Ohio from having spent over 30 years in the Villages and will be 100 very soon. Another, also from Urbana has been full time in the Villages for the past 20 years and the newbie to the Villages is my wife.

I know that most could care less about this topic. However, those in power should be thinking about this issue as it will take many, many years to accomplish reducing the gridlock that can occur with continual large population influxes to any one area of the country.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

If the current rate of growth is sustained, the population of The Villages could reach 175,000 or more by the year 2030. How will this many people and the larger area encompassed change how we get around.

Currently, traveling by car at 35 miles per hour from the Brownwood area to Spanish Springs takes a long time. For me, to drive a golf cart at 20 MPH that distance is a once in six month�s adventure. In 15 years, it might take 50 % longer to travel from the expanded Villages North to South without factoring in the increased traffic.

Who is thinking about a mass transit solution or a way to travel at a faster pace these greater distances to make a daily journey like this possible/enjoyable? Is this the responsibility of the Developer, the Counties, the Village government, the State of Florida or who? Where is the preparation in this planned community or where is the outer belt?

An ultralight and a good sectional....

[twoplanekid]

Originally Posted by JoMar

An ultralight and a good sectional....

As I recall, my weight shift Quicksilver top speed was no better than traveling in a car doing 35 MPH. And, most of the time I was flying into a head wind which reduced my ground speed to even less.

Fun, but little help to lessen the time!

[billethkid]

If we are going to day dream about some third party donating some form of rapid transit for TV I would ask how many communities over 100,000 in the USA has such a system?

The extrapolation assumes the growth at the supposed end of developement will continue at the pace of the past peak period rate.

I will leave this for all the heavy thinkers....I am going out and finish measuring the passing clouds!

[twoplanekid]

Look at the projected growth for the counties that the Villages reside in.
Population and Demographic Data

http://edr.state.fl.us/content/popul...rojections.pdf

If true, we are going to see a lot of new faces on the roads in this area in 2030. I only mention public transportation because many in Europe believe that the US is lacking in this regard.

[gadaboutgal]

[QUOTE=twoplanekid;1100050]If the current rate of growth is sustained, the population of The Villages could reach 175,000 or more by the year 2030. How will this many people and the larger area encompassed change how we get around,,,,QUOTE]
The fallacy in your assumption is that all the population growth in Sumter County will occur in The Villages. That information is not stated in the state's projections. The Villages occupies only one little corner of Sumter (and Lake and Marion, also)-leaving plenty of space for other developers.

[MikeV]

Don't think I will be here then or if I am I won't know it.