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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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This particular design is more aggressive than simple bollards for sure, but in general I file these devices under necessary evils. The real solution oftentimes is getting usage of a path high enough that social pressure is an effective deterrent, but that's a longer-term system level goal.