A desire path, also known as desire line in transportation planning and many other names, [a] is an unplanned small trail formed by erosion caused by human or animal traffic. The path usually represents the shortest or the most easily navigated route between an origin and destination, and the width and severity of its surface erosion are often ...

2024年3月19日 · Navigating beyond the organised pavements and parks of our urban spaces, desire paths are the unofficial footprints of a community, revealing the unspoken preferences, shared shortcuts and collective choices of humans.

2021年11月29日 · Desire paths are created by creatures who intuit the best way to get where they want to go from where they are right now. Some researchers call these informal paths ‘social trails;’ a desire path is inherently a method of communicating an efficient way to get from one place to another.

2016年1月25日 · Desire paths as a metaphor for user experience and design by Natalia Klishina. The appeal of desire paths has taken a further twist in the digital age as human-computer interaction and usability designers have begun adopting the language of these intuitive routes.

2024年8月26日 · Desire lines are informal pathways that are created, not by planners or traffic engineers, but by the continual, repetitive movement of people through them. Typically shortcuts between two spots,...

2024年6月28日 · Desire paths, also known as desire lines, are unofficial routes or paths that are created by pedestrians in preference to or in the absence of designated pathways. They are called desire paths because they represent the desires and preferences of people navigating a …

2019年3月18日 · Desire paths — or desire lines, as they're more formally known in urban planning — are the well-worn pedestrian pathways formed by simple erosion and a successive line of people deciding: “Nah,...

2024年10月31日 · Desire paths are human-made shortcuts worn into the dirt and grass. They're fascinating and symbolic and people absolutely love them. But what can we learn from how Desire Paths form?

2022年9月21日 · Unsanctioned shortcuts are called desire paths, and they are primarily considered paths of least resistance. Desire paths are easily recognized in large commercial and public landscapes, where architects and urban planners call them desire lines.

2023年4月22日 · A desire line, or desire path, is an unplanned trail that forms as a result of traffic, either by humans or other animals, and often veers away from conventional paths.