The development model is very based on an early 20th century urban model, modern real estate development in the early 21st century is (unfortunately still) chiefly focused on sprawling cities. To accommodate this reality the Railroad spaces should be replaced with Interstates and the entire center of the board (which is is empty and unused) should be able to be a "sprawl zone" where people can buy empty land and create new pathways for people with the additional expense of having to build their own streets. This would also give players more options in what direction they could move, so they could count ahead and choose to land on land on less expensive properties.

I love the randomness of the pieces... why is a small dog playing against a thimble and a Battleship? Because it's awesome.

Scott