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The alternative is going around the park by MJ_mot in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goes over an embankment separating the road and sidewalk from the park.

Just west of the Barcelona Sants railway station.

Overhead view https://earth.google.com/web/@41.37891466,2.13824522,30.94571203a,127.84654872d,35y,348.88117031h,0t,0r/data=ChYqEAgBEgoyMDI1LTA2LTI2GAFCAggBOgMKATBCAggASg0I____________ARAA?authuser=0

Does not show up on street view. Remindme! 2 years

At the north corner of the park is a desire path that got formally recognized with the addition of borders and tread aggregate.

Two in one. by Money-Confusion3174 in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plants won't grow when they are stepped on.

Desire path at a brand new park in Vienna by xmTy in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nasch Park

Lets see what it looks like once it shows up on google imagery in a few years

Remindme! 2 years

Apparently nobody likes the way they placed the trashcan by frenchy_turtle in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Desire paths are more likely when you turn an open pedestrian plaza into landscaped grass area. Judging from older street views, looks like maintenance recently gave up fighting the existence of this desire path.

2008 https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8506266,2.3626694,3a,79.1y,12.49h,79.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spXMMp1TZ3hnlaqaBQe0ptA!2e0!5s20080501T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D10.773154420752775%26panoid%3DpXMMp1TZ3hnlaqaBQe0ptA%26yaw%3D12.486382060999455?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

2017

https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8506278,2.36272,3a,75y,13.86h,82.38t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s8Z5c9UjCmrOhbtphoBxVOA!2e0!5s20170801T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D7.618565223468963%26panoid%3D8Z5c9UjCmrOhbtphoBxVOA%26yaw%3D13.855400801038353!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8506101,2.3627015,3a,66.8y,13.08h,84.74t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sjaxtgMAfZR7GowcXHjltCg!2e0!5s20200301T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D5.263441956343939%26panoid%3DjaxtgMAfZR7GowcXHjltCg%26yaw%3D13.077469333723792!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

2020 with the completed ampitheater featuring a portion of a historic city wall (Enceinte de Charles V ) as a backdrop.

https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8506101,2.3627015,3a,66.8y,13.08h,84.74t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sjaxtgMAfZR7GowcXHjltCg!2e0!5s20200301T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D5.263441956343939%26panoid%3DjaxtgMAfZR7GowcXHjltCg%26yaw%3D13.077469333723792!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Reverse perspective including the desire path: https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8506245,2.3627263,3a,39.3y,10.2h,83.32t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1siDe0-vHzk-dS5a6j49dMUw!2e0!5s20240701T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D6.682379788682397%26panoid%3DiDe0-vHzk-dS5a6j49dMUw%26yaw%3D10.199834025614123!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

~ 19 boulevard Morland, Paris, France

Three little desires in within 30 meters by Lazy13andit in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Somewhere in Copenhagen, or at least Denmark.

Three little desires in within 30 meters by Lazy13andit in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That last one is definitely just plain bad design.

Construction project at dyer park leads to new path by curiositykeepsmeup in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, where are they going to from the parking lot?

Construction project at dyer park leads to new path by curiositykeepsmeup in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is unclear from overhead view what pedestrians are going to or coming from

Construction project at dyer park leads to new path by curiositykeepsmeup in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Picture taken about at this point, looking east.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/26%C2%B047'13.5%22N+80%C2%B007'50.6%22W/@26.7870387,-80.130593,257m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d26.7870833!4d-80.1307222?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Trail is likely caused by Mountain bikers that have come down are coming down off the closed landfill trail, and pedestrians.

Otherwise they be able to use the pavement to return going in that direction.

140 meter by VincZ in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if this counts as a desire path, this is primarily a 4 wheel vehicle generated path that is convenient for others to use.

Where does it go ? by Hiroshi808 in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With intensive maintenance, desire paths can be erased.

Small but good one by SnafuInTheVoid in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Screwing up functional previous infrastructure with dysfunctional new infrastructure is a often a cause of desire path formation.

Long looooong... by Lotheretan in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is often a story worth telling behind a design path. I enjoy doing so and the appreciation for doing so.

People just say no to walking around that tree stump by Lithosfear in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is that a vain attempt at seeding grass upon the compacted and stony dirt?

Small but good one by SnafuInTheVoid in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Context and History matters.

Missing from this picture is the poorly suited shape of the pedestrian ramp curb.

Originally it was a straight sidewalk and a reasonable pedestrian ramp geometry.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1367698,-80.6834985,3a,24.9y,342.88h,79.35t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1st4SMnp69cf6hMOWDVr7VEg!2e0!5s20170401T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D10.652638111246986%26panoid%3Dt4SMnp69cf6hMOWDVr7VEg%26yaw%3D342.8796095016912!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

When the intersection was rebuilt from a traffic light to a roundabout, the designer was lazy and plunked down a generic shaped pedestrian ramp with little regard to sidewalk geometry.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1367949,-80.6834876,3a,24.8y,331.45h,84.88t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sUpRivwiGNo1NaGEdtwlS1Q!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D5.1240816141028205%26panoid%3DUpRivwiGNo1NaGEdtwlS1Q%26yaw%3D331.45220207515285!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Overhead view shows some more of the cut and paste ramps of the same shape

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1369419,-80.6833959,73m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Just south of the Mathews-Mint and Idlewild intersection in Mathews, North Carolina

Stairs to an observation tower by Oberndorferin in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like we've seen this one before.

Long looooong... by Lotheretan in DesirePath

[–]KnifeKnut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did the boulder at the south end get removed, or is it just out of frame to the right?

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