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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municipal capitulation to desire (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/desire_paths

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Some kind of horizontal deflection — a curve to the side can still be used to slow bikes near an intersection. But here the original design practically required getting off the bike to go through it, while the path around it will hardly slow bikes at all. So both attempts were failures.

Here’s example of a newly constructed protected bike lane which curves as it approaches an intersection to slow bike traffic.

[–] ayyy 1 points 1 month ago

That’s a great solution for the spot it’s in, but I’m not convinced there’s enough space for a snaky design (it probably has a better name lol) in the OP’s spot that would still accommodate bike trailers. I like the springy gate idea the other person mentioned although I could see it being unpopular because it would be too slow.