I don't know how it is in similarly populated US cities but one problem I'm having is the lack of PokeStops and Pokemon Gyms where I'm currently living, there are a few PokeStops concentrated in/near a local park and then none for miles in the residential areas, so it's a bit impractical as it isn't all that healthy to drive to the park to walk around for a while.You may not know but the creators of Pokemon Go, Niantic Labs made an incredibly popular game Ingress which was another augmented-reality game where you fought for portals around the world, which were mostly well-known local or national landmarks. The game had two factions that had to fight for control over these portals (sound familiar?), and uses a Google Maps-based interface. Pokemon Go's PokeStops and Pokemon Gyms were sourced from the Portal locations and so some areas without Ingress players will be underrepresented in terms of PokeStops compared to how many people are interested in playing.Never fear though! Niantic has now rolled out a system where you can request PokeStops and Pokemon Gyms in your local area by going to their support page and filling out the ticket for a local landmark or business to be added to the map. When filling out the ticket you will need the address/coordinates of the location you're requesting, you can find this by going to Google Maps and then right clicking at the location, and selecting "Whats Here?", this will bring up the address and latitude/longitude.- If you're travelling on a bus or train and you can see Pokestops coming up, press the pokestop and start spinning before you get there so that hopefully once you're close enough to it you will activate the loot drop before you're out of range again.When the coloured circle to indicate difficulty level is at its smallest is when you have the best chance to capture the pokemon, you can also circle your finger around the ball before throwing which puts spin on it and give you bonus XP. Turn off AR for an easier time aiming if you'd like.Use incense and a lucky egg at the same time for more XP during the half hour you are more attractive to pokemon.- I didn't really understand this for the first few hours I'm embarrassed to say, clicking the bar at the bottom right will bring up nearby pokemon and the amount of footprints shows how far away they are, if you move in the right direction the number of footprints will drop.- Some different pokemon inhabit different areas such as riverside/countryside, and nocturnal species will generally be easier to find in the evening.It may sound stupid but if you run out of battery after having wandered for a few hours do you know how to get home? What if you've got into a bad area? Play it safe, and find some fellow trainers to walk with it makes it more fun!