After patch, the only reason I would ever go to Gridania is to get a certain type of class mark. I would still never hang around there. So, congratulations SE, you just made me set foot in Gridania for a whole of 2 minutes while I grab a guildleve.

There will not be a population surge in Limsa or Gridania until there is a faster, non restrictive method to travel between the cities. It's far too inconvenient right now.