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Desire Paths
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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path
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In my Germany city of Kiel we have a cycling "highway" and it uses the same idea to slow down the cyclist when they approached a street but the main difference is that gates are much further apart. Which feels a lot better to cycle through!
Veloroute 10 is pretty nice.