BETA
Chapter 1
The birth of a senior utopia
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Chapter 2
Life in the golf cart lane
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Chapter 3
The engineering of a mega-community
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Chapter 4
The social fabric and controversies
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The Villages and the rise of the retirement wonderland
Ch 3 · The engineering of a mega-community
misslily The Villages
Skip the car and let's go for a ride, On a hundred miles of golf cart paths we glide.
Fun Fact
Massive land size: The Villages covers over 80 square miles, making it geographically larger than the island of Manhattan.
Glossary
civil engineering (noun)
The branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and maintenance of public works and physical infrastructure. Since 1992, Clymer Farner Barley has designed roads and utility networks for this massive Florida retirement development.
The branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and maintenance of public works and physical infrastructure. Since 1992, Clymer Farner Barley has designed roads and utility networks for this massive Florida retirement development.
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What design technique is used to make new buildings in the community look decades old?
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What special administrative entities govern the infrastructure and services of The Villages?
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Which major university healthcare system operates the primary hospital within The Villages?
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Approximately how many residents live in the master-planned community of The Villages today?
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What type of parking is prominently featured at almost all medical clinics in The Villages?
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How many miles of dedicated golf cart paths wind through the neighborhoods of The Villages?
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Geographically, the total land area of The Villages is larger than which major US island?