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- noun Plural form of
desire path .
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Urban planners call these “desire paths,” well-worn ribbons of foot traffic in the terrain that are “a consequence of the usage of the shortest route to a destination.”
My Tinder Decade Allison P. Davis 2022
sarra commented on the word desire paths
— Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space (via uselog)
September 21, 2008
gangerh commented on the word desire paths
I love this inspired word. 'tis a super word for something that for me needed a word for it. Ta, sarra!
September 21, 2008
sarra commented on the word desire paths
There are two next to one of my bus routes that, I'd imagine, predate the blissfully futile THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY signs next to each :)
September 21, 2008
darqueau commented on the word desire paths
also referred to as desire line...
September 21, 2008
bilby commented on the word desire paths
I suppose mentally I've always referred to these as sheep trails because of where I grew up.
September 21, 2008
yarb commented on the word desire paths
More comments on desire path.
September 21, 2008
gangerh commented on the word desire paths
And probably KEEP OFF THE GRASS signs too, sarra.
September 21, 2008
sarra commented on the word desire paths
cool, Darqueau!
September 24, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word desire paths
At first glance, I thought I read "desire pants"
May 3, 2009