Is it important to not place buildings beside avenues

simcity-2013

Is it important to not place buildings beside avenues? Why or why not?

Related to this, I also hear a lot regarding roads that branch off slightly from avenues and merge back in to accommodate Bus Terminals, and other Service oriented buildings (I honestly don't know what they're called). How effective are they?

Best Answer

With Update 7, cars may now turn across avenue medians (and full lanes of traffic) while entering and exiting buildings.

It is now reasonable to zone directly on avenues.

Be aware that certain buildings (such as University and both Police buildings) create implicit intersections which allow u-turns. These u-turns may be disruptive (or helpful!) to traffic flow.