24 points

There was one uni that didn’t have paths until after the students walked over that lawns, then they made the paths based on the wear. wonder if this is that place.

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15 points

That was OSU (Ohio State University) IIRC.

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19 points

Yep, I went to school there, it’s actually pretty interesting to walk on.

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12 points

I don’t think this is a rare means of design. Mine also had desire paths replaced with concrete.

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5 points

That’s what a “desire path” is

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That reminds me of three cities I used to frequent. You could predict their economic and political situation based on the way desire paths were being handled.

  • Place 1: poor, left-wing. Nothing, the desire paths were left alone.
  • Place 2: rich, left-wing. Desire paths were nicely paved over.
  • Place 3: rich, right-wing. They placed big branches on a desire path to block it. After people started climbing over them, they fell a tree on it.
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8 points

What about poor, right wing? I think we need a political compass for desire paths.

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11 points

What grass? That’s just a parking lot.

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-7 points

Use the god damn crosswalk!!

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Which crosswalk? The only car roads in the picture are on the bottom, and on the left. The larger path goes under the road.

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-3 points

Get off my lawn!!!

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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path

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