An undesired desire path
In a previous blog posting I discussed the shortcuts people take when walking from A to B. If enough pedestrians follow the same route they cause erosion and, before you know it, an additional unofficial path is created: a "path of desire". But clearly not everyone finds them desirable. I found evidence of this in Bergshamra, just outside Stockholm. This can be seen by clicking on the image to the left. It shows a makeshift barrier that has been put up in an attempt to dissuade people from walking on the grass. Meanwhile, the image below shows that this seems to work: the grass has grown back and the desire path is left sadly unrequited.
Desire path RIP
