Desire lines

     For this Walk I simply took a walk around campus keeping my eyes open for these lines of desire. I figured many students would be taking them or creating them to avoid the crowds and get to wherever they where heading faster. I started my walk by my house at 1332 N highland avenue then started walking towards the Eller building once there I went towards old main then towards the Koffler building. I then started walking towards the student union and eventually headed back to 1332 N highland Ave. On my walk I found 8 desire lines some more obvious to see then others. 

Path 1 - Was about 4 steps long and it took me 17 steps to not use it and arrive in the same place

Path 2 - Was about 12 steps long and it took me 50 steps to not use it and arrive in the same place
Path 3 - Was about 10 steps long and it took me 32 steps to not use it and arrive in the same place
Path 4 - Was about 24 steps long and it took me 60 steps to not use it and arrive in the same place
Path 5 - Was about 16 steps long and it took me 38 steps to not use it and arrive in the same place
Path 6 - Was about 16 steps long and it took me 35 steps to not use it and arrive in the same place
Path 7 - Was about 23 steps long and it took me 35 steps to not use it and arrive in the same place
Path 8 - Was about 21 steps long and it took me 51 steps to not use it and arrive in the same place
    These paths of desire over all do save time while walking them and overall they do sometimes provide a more scenic route when walking them. But on occasion you are walking over plant life a disturbing the place where the plants lie. while there was not to much plant life in the ones I found I know in someplace you could be disturbing the native plants. 












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  1. Aaliyah RadebaughJune 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM

    You bring up a great point about disrupting plant life. It might help to consider how desire paths could be designed to reduce that impact.

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  2. Caitlin PhelanJune 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM

    This was a great example of how us as students seem to always be in a rush, and always have somewhere to be so we create different rhythms within the Earth. Even stretching that, it could be a good case of how humanity affects nature.

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