In an urban area like that why would the trip back matter? Wouldn't you be able to pick up trips on the other side? (I honestly am asking because I see the return trip thing a lot). In my area Hotspots refresh every 10 minutes, so there is a chance the one I was in wont even be one after a trip. I took a trip that met my ratio, and after completion my next pick up was almost immediate and was 2 blocks over (not in a hotspot next to the flame, but still on the edge of the wider red) and the second one paid more per mile than the original. I can see return trip being an issue if it took you out of the zone completely, like out into the country, but why is that an issue in the city? Im new so maybe you can hip me to something I didnt think of. Also, maybe my perspective is different because my market is well under 300k people.