Contrary to the headline of this post, roads
are important. We all know certain buildings can't earn coins unless they're
somehow
touching the roads. So what do I mean when I say you don't need them?
Well, the game starts you off with some Asphalt Roads already in place.
This means most of us are tempted to keep using them, so we buy more for
10 Coins each. But a better substitute is actually the
City Sidewalk, which costs 20 Coins. If you care about space, one
Asphalt Road takes up 3x3 land, but one City Sidewalk takes up just 1x1 land.
Instead of connecting your buildings by using the Asphalt Road, use the City Sidewalk!
(Note: A piece of City Sidewalk
must be touching a piece of Asphalt Road
to work. See the above image where I put down one piece of road in the
middle of nowhere, connected the Sidewalks to it, and the businesses are
functional? And that one Coffee Shop has some Sidewalk sticking out of
it, but the game says it's "Not connected to road.")