SDog,
hmm: checking your saved game, you don't have it set to "assume_everywhere_connected_by_road", so you will need road connexions in order to check this. There's no need to fast forward, etc.:what I'm interested in is the impact of this feature on normal play (I've already tested it in an artificial setup). At 6%, especially with the current poor road connexions, I don't suppose that you will notice much of a difference, but I'd be interested to see whether, by the time that you get to the 1960s or 1970s (in the ordinary course of your game), having put in good quality road connexions as the public service player, you see any difference.