Ul'dah should have an aethernet shard by the market.

[Eifahlwyn]

I always did find it very strange that Ul'dah, the city-state obsessed with wealth, has the hardest to reach markets. Then again as others have pointed out it has the most conveniently placed GC headquarters and that was certainly done deliberately by SE. Still if I were to redesign the cities it would be:

Ul'dah - Easiest to reach markets. Hardest to reach GC HQ.
Gridania - Easiest to reach GC HQ. Hardest to reach markets.
Limsa - Balance of both (like current Gridania)

Weavers guild is about 5 seconds from the market - no zoning.

But then you have to run through Pearl Lane which is full of all the homeless people that smell like week old gym shorts <.<;

[Chalbee]

I always did find it very strange that Ul'dah, the city-state obsessed with wealth, has the hardest to reach markets.

I think about this every time I have to go to the markets un Ul'dah. They kind of made their wealth a BIG DEAL. Really, I feel there should be a board right outside the Adventurers' guild since the Ruby Road is kind of a market too.