Stories and information regarding ordinance updates and modernizations relative to the golf cart community.
It was the second day after the latest, new ordinance went into effect stating “All children 16 years of age and under are required to wear lap seat belts, while riding in a golf cart,” that we put it to the test. Here’s the issue… our daughter is only sixteen months old and we’re not…
The City of Dunedin has officially released the new golf cart zone map commensurate with the new golf cart ordinance amendment. The map becomes effective on September 28, 2019. The new map is a GIS-Map, or Geographical Information System, meaning that is a scaleable and layered map intended to be used electronically and in real-time.…
It’s been over a month since we’ve posted anything on the topic of the legal golf cart zone expansions and the newly approved – but not yet implemented – golf cart crossing locations. This is because the city had a number of minor hurdles to clear. Many residents have reached out on our web…
The City staff has informed us that they will complete their changes ahead of schedule and our Golf Cart Ordinance Amendment is officially inaugurated on Saturday September 28th! Yes, this means that beginning Saturday September 28th all of the crossing locations and all of the navigational improvements are available for the public to use as…
After more than a year of work, it’s finally here. This Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 6:00pm, at City Hall, the city staff will present the first reading of the ordinance amendment to Article VI, Chapter 74 – our Dunedin Golf Cart Ordinance. Just as with any other change that happens in our city, this…
If you’re a long-timer of this golf cart community group, you’ll remember when Dunedin first introduced Article VI to Chapter 74 of our City Code of Ordinances in 2011. For the first time Dunedin residents could begin enjoying the street-legal use of golf carts within our city limits in a defined set of zones. Later…
“Are we ever going to see the changes including the crossing of Skinner at Bass”? We receive this question via our web site at least 3 times per week. Questions like this are never a bother. This type of community participation and communication is what Dunedin Goes Carting is all about. Keep them coming! It’s…
Since Q2 – 2018 Dunedin Goes Carting residents have been partnering with and advising the city staff and commission on the challenges that residents report, the navigational issues, and resident recommendations for improvement and attention. Jerry Dabcowski, our city’s traffic consultant, convinced the city staff and commission that he knew of a method to achieve…
For many months now DGC volunteers, city staff members, commissioners, and traffic consultants have been working together to craft the next big steps in improving and expanding the use of NEVs (Neighborhood Electric Vehicles) and street-legal golf carts within the city of Dunedin. You’ve recently seen videos touting the success a team of consultants, city…
I received calls today from Mayor Julie Bujalski and commissioner Heather Gracey separately. Both leaders were obviously proud and excited to inform Dunedin Goes Carting that a major hurdle had been cleared in the City’s quest for a legal golf cart crossing of 580 / Skinner at Bass Blvd. If you have been reading…