[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

...it takes one a lot of time to travel from one end to the other in the Villages as is. If we would see an increase in the size of the Villages by 50% in 15 years, this drive would become even more painful...

Just my opinion, but I'm not sure that many Villagers would agree with your dire description of the situation. I've never considered that drive to be anywhere near what I would call "painful".

I've experienced what were to me painful drives many times. The Villages has none.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by perrjojo

The original concept was for The Villages to have a small town feel. That is why we have all of these villages and 3 separate town squares. As long as we continue to have small villages and adequate town squares the concept still works. You really don't HAVE TO GO FROM SPANISH SPRINGS TO BROWNWOOD. All you need will be in each area. Yes, sometimes you will venture out but the same happens in big metro areas and, Yes, you must deal with a little gridlock.

Originally Posted by graciegirl

You really need to live here full time first and absorb how nice it is RIGHT NOW.

After you spend a few years in The Villages, perhaps you will absorb the ethos and be less concerned with getting around quickly!

[tomwed]

From my house in Collier to Lopez is 14 miles. That's about an hour in a cart or bike. To me, anything longer than a half hour in a cart, once the novelty wears off, is not fun. It's discouraging.

Thanks to 301 I can be there in 22 minutes by car. I think if this is a thread about brainstorming than the possibility of a wider, faster route on the east side is worth examining.

They are widening 466A. I wonder if the long range plan is to widen it all the way to 441? A lot can happen in 15 years. If there is not a build out and TV continues to grow at the current pace it will have a population of 260,000.

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

After you spend a few years in The Villages, perhaps you will absorb the ethos and be less concerned with getting around quickly!

I think you can have both. I walk the courses and do not own a cart. I have an e-bike and enjoy the ethos.

But in my little smart car I drive from my house in Collier to Lopez in 22 minutes and Fresh Market in 16 minutes. I like driving in the comfort of AC in the summer and heat in the winter listening to NPR.

I want to get to anyplace in the villages in 22 minutes. And this thread is about brainstorming and what will be 2030, isn't it?