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FIU’s New Pedestrian Bridge Set to Start Construction in 2024 - PantherNOW

But yet you see people try, probably not more than once.

I would have happily taken a ($1K?) increase in my bond to have to pay for sidewalks to connect to and along the MMP trails in the new areas. Walkers need to be prepared to jump out of the way if on the path.

Just saying...

I haven't seen anyone walking across the bridges but sure, it could happen, no problem with it.

You mentioned Reagan Rd (though even that seems to have sidewalk along much of it) but are there numerous other roads with speed limits of 30mph or higher without MMPs or sidewalks?

And it is only in the new area that there are ANY walking paths along the MMPs. I can't think of anywhere north of 44 that has that configuration. Is there some reason not to walk on the MMPs (I do it almost every day)?

That's unrelated.

The FDOT required the bridge design used by The Villages.
Very sad in my book.

You nailed it. The powers that be want to maximize home building sites. It's all about the money. And they probably feel old people don't walk as much - they can get by with cars and golf carts.

Sidewalks along SR 44
 

I don’t understand the sidewalks along SR 44. It’s noisy along the highway and not a pretty walk. Is seems to be a big waste of money. Who is going to use them? Where are they going? A golf car path would have been more practical.

How can that be when the new areas are filled with walking trails? Or just more of your bashing…………

Here ya go……..
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...light=Sidewalk

It's not TV property, hence no golf cart paths...

It was the State DOT, not TV that decided sidewalks were needed there...

Can you please explain how putting a small ribbon of concrete on the easement along the roads will take away any land used for building homes?

I know, and agree.

Other Turnpike bridges have shoulders that accommodate walkers/bikers. Warm Strings for example.

The MMP cage at Sawgrass bridge looks silly.

A five foot ribbon set six inches from the road will take up most if not all of my front yard.

The easement constitutes access to my property if it is ever needed - so far not once in four years. The sidewalk is an ugly piece of concrete that is there forever. (but at least I don't need to mow it, weed it, or shovel snow from it)

Isn't it the same as the Water Lilly, Brownwood and Chitty Chatty bridges?

Don't be confused. I don't think they're needed. I was just asking a question...

Understood.

Sawgrass Bridget is much larger since there is a four lane divided highway adjacent to the MMP lanes.

They have a cage around then resembling the other golf cart bridges.

We had a sidewalk in front of our house in Virginia and people would walk by and let their dogs crap in our yard. I would shovel the crap back onto the sidewalk.

There is a big difference between a walking trail, and building a huge number of concrete sidewalks throughout all of the Villages. As of 2018, The Villages had approximately 750 miles of streets, and we know that number is much larger now. If you multiply the width of the sidewalks by the linear feet , the square footage lost to potential home sites would be astronomical. It's basic dollars and cents, not to mention the cost of the concrete itself for the sidewalks.

Please explain how they would lose land "to potential home sites"...

If the sidewalk was placed where they typically place sidewalks, it would simply take up some of the front yards...

I doubt they would put them in the Villa or Cottage homes, due to them being private streets...

The OP asked why there are so few sidewalks in TV, implying why were sidewalks not installed originally. We are not discussing adding in sidewalks as an afterthought. In keeping with the original lot designs/sizes, the sidewalks would take up additional land space that would have been used for home lots.

I didn't mention "adding them later"...

My comment applies to new construction...

Everything is of course compromise. As in posts, people will argue about anything. There is no shortage of nice places to walk.

Sidewalks? Our previous home had them. It was built in 1948 so a 75 year old town design.
Strange, that property belonged to the town but I the home owner had to clear the snow from it and it was cracked by trees on town owned land and I got billed to remove a tree on property I did not own and billed to repair the cement.

Well, you are changing the discussion then. But I'll play along. If sidewalks were added, either there would be less home lots, or the new home lots would be smaller. Simple math. And I would guess that The Villages has determined the optimum lot size that appeals aesthetically to potential buyers, and that is what we have now. Considering the lots are the size of postage stamps, any decrease would likely be viewed negatively. And of course, there is the extra cost to install sidewalks, which the potential buyers would be absorbing.There is also the issue of drainage. Many of the local streets have concrete gutters rather than curbing, and I'm not sure about the specifics of sidewalk design in those instances. Code may require that there be a grass strip between the sidewalk and gutter, or else and underground grate system that would be quite expensive. Of course, once sidewalks were installed, there would be the need to address ADA requirements, which would again raise the cost. I suspect the Developer decided it would be in their best interest to bypass these concerns - provide dedicated walking trails which are cheaper than constructing individual sidewalks on a myriad of local streets.

No, the discussion was "Why so few sidewalks?". Not "Why aren't sidewalks added to existing homes?"

But neither of those options would necessarily result in smaller lot sizes. Just a bit less grass on the existing front yards...

You think that is what is going on with the existing sidewalks in TV?

On another note, demand not the developer determines what sells. But our developer is careful to study trends and demand and adjusts accordingly. You just put the cart before the horse, that’s all.