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If you ever need to find a desire path, for whatever reason, the first place to go is any college campus/quad. Every corner is cut and all open spaces are cris
by coreyisthename 6y ago
If you ever need to find a desire path, for whatever reason, the first place to go is any college campus/quad.
Every corner is cut and all open spaces are crisscrossed with paths.
I remember seeing photos of some university - I can't remember where - that actually ripped up the old paths and paved over the desire paths, to great success.
- mikepurvis 6y agoOhio State is one such example: https://www.reddit.com/r/DesirePath/comments/8nihbj/the_oval_walkways_at_ohio_state_university_were/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DesirePath/comments/8nihbj/the_oval...
- blindm 6y ago> I remember seeing photos of some university - I can't remember where - that actually ripped up the old paths and paved over the desire paths, to great success. And when people do this: it makes the path a bit jarring since you intuitively know it's been designed that way for maximum efficiency and you are being 'played' in this subtle way.
- bregma 6y agoWhen UC Davis was originally constructed they delayed paving until the desire paths appeared so they knew where to put them.
- sidpatil 6y agoLots of schools do this. You'll often hear college campus tour guides mention it to their groups.