Hey,
>>35203624 anon here, I've been thinking a lot about this thread and I started putting together a redesigned Kanto based more closely on the actual Kanto region to shake it up a bit. It'll be taking a cue from Gen 7's non-node-and-edge based map design as well as including several of the ideas in this thread.
Here's a preview, pic related. If you guys can keep the thread alive until this time tomorrow I'll post the finished version.