The terms “desire path” and “line of desire” bring with them a bit of a mystical feeling, as if they were something Indiana Jones would need to find a way to cross to get to the Ark of the Covenant or ...

There is a trend in industrial landscaping around designing based on "desire paths." The concept, and it's tie to business, was recently brought to my attention by Ben Nachbaur, PeopleMatter's vice ...

We’ve all seen “desire paths,” those informal shortcuts that human feet etch in the ground near designated walkways as we insist on taking a more direct route to our destination. To Maxim Samson, a ...

About ten years ago, a Michigan State University administrator asked Campus Planner Steve Troost whether the walkways around north neighborhood’s West Circle were really needed. It was an ...

There is a path on Brisbane’s northside, worn through tall grass and high shrubs, where pedestrians have rebelled. Their destination: Q Roasters in Stafford. Over time, pedestrians seeking out their ...

In English, they are called “desire lanes,” but I like the Dutch name most: “elephant paths.” You find them when pedestrians or cyclists take a shorter route than they were supposed to take, creating ...