[Chi-Town]

I don't have much of a problem with the cost, but what about the availability? Getting a ride for a 7 o'clock show at The Sharon may not be a problem but what about the ride back.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Instead of using Uber or Lyft, why aren't the trolleys used for public transportation? The initial route would be from Spanish Springs to Sawgrass with stops at Lake Sumter and Brownwood.

If you left at 8 am, you should be able to return from Sawgrass at 9:30.

You would leave at 8 am, 11 am, 2 pm, 5 pm, and 8 pm and return at 9:30, 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 and 9:30. If it works, you could add additional routes.

Or if you had two trolleys, one could start from Spanish Springs going south and one could start at Sawgrass going north.

This would allow people to go to the Squares, restaurants, grocery stores, shops, and doctor appointments without having to drive.

You would charge a small amount $3 to $5 a trip and perhaps the government would provide some funding to stop global warming.

I think that if the developer thought this was economically viable they would have done this already.

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

I think that if the developer thought this was economically viable they would have done this already.

True, but if public transportation had to be economically viable to exist it wouldn't.

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

I think that if the developer thought this was economically viable they would have done this already.

I am not sure if everything has to be economically viable. I think that the developer could save money by not having executive courses or putting in pickleball courts or changing the flowers every three months, etc. However, they are part of the overall atmosphere. Having one or two trolleys operate would not seem to be that much of a cost. I think they have limited operation now and they are free so you wouldn't have to buy the cars. Just pay for salaries and maintenance.

[jimjamuser]

Best idea that I have heard in a long time. To piggyback on that, another advantage would be that every rider on this north south service would take ONE car or truck or golf cart off the CROWDED wreck prone highways that we have going on now. Just yesterday we had fog and Hwy 441 got backed up BIG-time and the ambulances were rolling to pick up victems.
........TV Bubble Land has NEEDED a mass transit system for years!!!!!!!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by pauld315

I guess you haven't taken a ride in a golf cart from way down in the new sections all the way to The Sharon and back at night to see a show. It is a good 45 minutes to an hour each way.

Personally, I would NEVER have any reason to go from the northern area to the southern area. So, I would NOT GO in either a golf cart or a car. The Villages down south are NO better or worse than those up north. So, for me there is no reason to go except sightseeing and to say, "Golly gee this TV Bubble Land is really BIG"

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by joelfmi

That is one of the reasons that people that Cannot drive will have difficulty getting around that live there. They need affordable community travel transportation.

People moving here know they need their own transportation or use UBER. You need to stop kicking a dead horse.

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by JSR22

People moving here know they need their own transportation or use UBER. You need to stop kicking a dead horse.

I agree that people know they need transportation when they get here. But things change - eyesight gets worse, you may be partially handicapped where you can't drive, or a spouse dies.

There should be some method for these people to go to and from medical appointments, grocery stores, the Squares, etc. It would probably make The Villages more attractive to many people as it would allow people to stay in their homes after they can no longer drive. And it might make it safer on the roads for everyone else.

The county recently paid $2.4 million to put a roof on the horse arena at the County Fairgrounds. I think that the money would be better spent on a form of public transportation.

Other cities have public trolleys that are either free or affordable.

Florida’s Transportation Options for Travelers | VISIT FLORIDA.

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

I agree that people know they need transportation when they get here. But things change - eyesight gets worse, you may be partially handicapped where you can't drive, or a spouse dies.

There should be some method for these people to go to and from medical appointments, grocery stores, the Squares, etc. It would probably make The Villages more attractive to many people as it would allow people to stay in their homes after they can no longer drive. And it might make it safer on the roads for everyone else.

The county recently paid $2.4 million to put a roof on the horse arena at the County Fairgrounds. I think that the money would be better spent on a form of public transportation.

Other cities have public trolleys that are either free or affordable.

Florida’s Transportation Options for Travelers | VISIT FLORIDA.

You are absolutely right. That is why my aunt had to sell her house because there is not any sort of public transportation. But I have to ask you, WHO benefits from the turnover of all the houses that have to be sold by people who have no transportation?

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JSR22

People moving here know they need their own transportation or use UBER. You need to stop kicking a dead horse.

One thing about LIFE I do KNOW - life is NOT constant, it is ALWAYS changing.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JSR22

People moving here know they need their own transportation or use UBER. You need to stop kicking a dead horse.

One thing about LIFE that I know for SURE. Life always CHANGES.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

I agree that people know they need transportation when they get here. But things change - eyesight gets worse, you may be partially handicapped where you can't drive, or a spouse dies.

There should be some method for these people to go to and from medical appointments, grocery stores, the Squares, etc. It would probably make The Villages more attractive to many people as it would allow people to stay in their homes after they can no longer drive. And it might make it safer on the roads for everyone else.

The county recently paid $2.4 million to put a roof on the horse arena at the County Fairgrounds. I think that the money would be better spent on a form of public transportation.

Other cities have public trolleys that are either free or affordable.

Florida’s Transportation Options for Travelers | VISIT FLORIDA.

Very LOGICAL.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Velvet

You are absolutely right. That is why my aunt had to sell her house because there is not any sort of public transportation. But I have to ask you, WHO benefits from the turnover of all the houses that have to be sold by people who have no transportation?

It could POSSIBLY (?) be used as a method of "churning" older residents out of their home and out of the area and getting them REPLACED by younger buyers.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

It could POSSIBLY (?) be used as a method of "churning" older residents out of their home and out of the area and getting them REPLACED by younger buyers.

No...