Hi, I'm a new ACNL player, on my fifth day and have played 21 hours, so pretty intensive. Today I got island access and it seems to me that I'm running much too far between the dock and Re-Tail store, and from home to the town hall. I'm working on my first bridge, but I don't think my bridges will help much with this layout. Is that a primary issue as the game progresses? Can you please look at my map and offer your advice before I put more time into this? Many thanks.
Edit: After reading many pages in this and the map sharing thread, I decided to start over and I found a map I like. My new town feels more spacious, has lots more trees, just has a more generous feeling to it. Thanks for the many comments I found here in this thread.
If anyone's interested, here's my new map. The Re-Tail store is not close, but the route is much more direct, when taking the east ramp up from the dock. The Town Hall, Re-Tail, and public square are all together, my house sits next to a lake, the river, and a waterfall and no villager can place a home directly in front. There are fewer rocks, and lots of vertical river which is nice for fishing.