I've been finding it really tedious to walk to a city that is two cities over and I would really like some kind of fast travel to the cities?
There are a lot of things implemented in the games map that make getting to places easier.
If you take route 29 for example (the first route in the game) you'll notice theres a lot of ledges and CUT trees that bypass the grass completly and get you back to New Bark Town.
The Sudoowoodo allows quick access between violet town and Goldenrod City.
also, you can get a bike(when it's implemented) in Goldenrod City
also, and i'll need
DracoHouston to confirm, if you use cut while facing grass, you cut away an entire block (2x2) of grass, so use what you have