Huang Yuemin

We care so much about desire paths because the desire path stands in opposition to arrogant planning. It is an induction drawn from traces of use - a vote cast in footsteps. Cut open these markings and inside lies people's more authentic needs; step back, and you'll see a public space produced by concrete, lived lives.

 

It carries disregard. It carries rebellion.

And it is where planners and users finally speak to each other.