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the heart wants what it wants (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] whosepoopisonmybuttocks@sh.itjust.works 35 points 3 days ago

The heart wants a fucking sidewalk.

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

my heart wants a world without cars and asphalt roads, where there's no need for sidewalks, where every path is just a desire path and a chance to bloom.

who cares?

[-] allo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

its like a haiku but better

[-] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 96 points 3 days ago

Heart wants walkability and not get hit by cars

[-] vas@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 days ago

Especially to not get hit by cars.

[-] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago

speak for your own heart

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

it's a very calm dead-end street with maybe 8 houses and iirc speed is limited to 30km. You can walk in the middle of the street and you would still be safe.

There was even a hoop left in the street. If kids can play basketball there, i think you can walk safely. (i walked and cycled on the street. It was raining.)

edit: i'm on "fuck cars" too. This photo isn't about cars.

[-] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Aww you're getting downvotes but I am with you. Sorry bro. True desire path

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 days ago

Lmao the mouth-breathing rabid idiots from fuckcars are literally incapable of thinking. They just see asphalt and immediately start attacking anything in sight that moves.

[+] vas@lemmy.ml -7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

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[-] Saapas@piefed.zip 6 points 3 days ago

Uh, what?

[-] vas@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

I mean my message as a joke. The idea of "Desire Paths" is that you note how people work, frequently against "rules", when they simply walk around on grass. Above I disagree with @merde@sh.itjust.works's point about the safety of this street, because in my mind, if the desire path is as on the picture, then there are good reasons for it to be this case. I then go on and suggest to embrace it and not consider the street so safe maybe.

Actually re-reading my message, I think I'm wa-a-ay too aggressive and pushy. The OP just notes his opinion, and their message wasn't mandating that it's the truth and the final truth. I guess I should be more chill

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

there's an "official" mapped bike/walk path that joins the street 200m away. It passes through a park and a creek. From the traces what i assume is that after riding between trees and on a path, people don't want to get down to the street but just continue riding/walking on the grass (which no longer is grass).

I love desire paths but i really couldn't understand this one. I've seen more interesting ones in that area, i just need a break from the rain to have the courage to stop and take photos.

i thought i've found a shortcut but the street curves away from my commute. I may go back on a sunny Sunday.

Looks like a rich suburb that can influence decision makers to privatise the circulation by having multiple dead-ends. If a car is there, they're either lost or they live there.

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

I'd have to look at a map to be certain, but it sort of looks like the curve the desire path is cutting may be part of a larger traffic-calming measure you often find in residential areas to encourage mindful driving. Pedestrians don't need to be slowed down, and aren't bound to a roadway, so it'd stand to reason they'd just take the shortest distance between two points.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 12 points 3 days ago

Heart wants to not walk in curbside puddles, I'll bet.

[-] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Also to be able to jog on grass instead of hard pavement to help save my knees 🤕

[-] vatlark@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Ah, good theory

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

But if you had to choose one…..

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

The heart wants pavement eh?

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

there is one, on the residential side of the street, lining the houses, for those who need a pavement

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

That's probably what the urban planner who didn't put a pavement where people are clearly walking would say ;)

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

this may help that urban planner: It's a sound barrier between houses to the right and a road that's limited to 50kmh. Photo is taken maybe a hundred meters from the previous photo

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago

New favorite community ❤️

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Is the road part prone to flooding?

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

this was the only time i was there, i can't say

[-] Nanook@lemmy.zip -2 points 3 days ago

Pointless curve

[-] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

Seems like the park side is larger for it. The other side looks to be yards/fences, no point in giving the resident there a little extra lawn.

[-] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 27 points 3 days ago

It forces cars to slow down to navigate. A college I used to live by did the same thing.

[-] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Unless you're my dad

[+] Nanook@lemmy.zip -11 points 3 days ago

Speed bumps exist

[-] Saapas@piefed.zip 10 points 3 days ago

Speed bumps are to solve issues with existing design. Curved roads are good design to begin with and you won't need speed bumps.

[-] MBech@feddit.dk 11 points 3 days ago

And they're more expensive than a slight curve.

[-] petrescatraian@libranet.de 4 points 3 days ago

@MBech @Nanook Not only that they're more expensive, but they can be done wrong and are often done wrong, to the point that regular use wears them down or simply moves them away (if it's not the people who move them away).

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Curves, too.

[-] Nanook@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

Speed bumps are curves, too

[-] lemmyng@piefed.ca 0 points 3 days ago

Speed bumps are disproportionally less effective on vehicles with larger wheels, which is the trend for SUVs and trucks these days. So while a compact or sedan may slow down for the bump, your average pavement princess will respect the bumps as much as they'll respect speed limits around schools. Which is to say, not at all.

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 0 points 3 days ago

Speed bumps slow me down far less than curves.

My car (small truck) is most comfortable going over bumps at 30mph... Not the 10 they expect you to slow to. At 10 you get bounced around, at 30 you get 2 separate bumps that are far less uncomfortable.

I call that really crappy design.

[-] Nanook@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

Curious what design the speed bumps are you refer to. Collecting the different designs and gonna find the optimal speed bump lol

[-] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 0 points 3 days ago

Looks like it's going around a lake?

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