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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.

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