Minimizing Roads

One of the most important aspects of city design is ensuring that the amount of road pieces are kept to an absolute minimum.

Reducing the amount of zigs and zags or extra corners can free up a surprisingly large amount of space in your city. Consider the following arrangements:

The first city uses just a couple of extra corners in order to keep the GB connected.

The second city removes the need for the extra corners by rearranging the buildings and frees up # of squares.

Corners

Wrapping a road around the corner of a building is surprisingly wasteful. What seems