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{{a|design|}}“[[Desire lines]]” are the informal pathways we make when our “built environment” lets us down.<ref>Nicely put by Steve Bates in “Lines of Desire”, ''{{plainlink|https://issuu.com/warrendraper/docs/doncopolitan_rosy2_issue__online_|Doncopolitan}}'', July 2014 </ref> They cross open ground, emerging over time as individuals make their own judgments as to the best and most convenient routes, often ignoring central planning and its designed pathways.
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Desire Lines, Steve Bates, © 2014. Reproduced with permission.
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Desire lines
/dɪˈzaɪə/ /laɪnz/ (n.)
The informal pathways we make when our “built environment” lets us down.[1] They cross open ground, emerging over time as individuals make their own judgments as to the best and most convenient routes, often ignoring central planning and its designed pathways.

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References

  1. ↑ Nicely put by Steve Bates in “Lines of Desire”, Doncopolitan, July 2014
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