City planners spend years designing our communities, mapping out roads, parks, and sidewalks with meticulous care. But let's be honest, sometimes you look around and wonder if anyone actually thought about how real people would use the space. You see those dirt paths cutting across manicured lawns? That's just people voting with their feet, ignoring the carefully laid concrete curves. And don't get us started on ramps seemingly designed by someone who's never pushed a stroller or used a wheelchair! We've gathered 31 hilarious and frustrating examples where urban planning clearly took a wrong turn somewhere between the drawing board and reality.
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Cat Path In Action
With cats, it isn't a desire path, it's a "fixed-that-for-you-pathetic-human" path.
Next Level Desire Path
I so want to do this but with a yellow curb. People near me think it's totally okay to park in a lane of traffic UNDER a traffic light and next to a bus stop.
Strongest Desire Path I’ve Ever Seen
They Gave In And Paved The Way People Have Been Using For 40 Years
Never Heard Of This Before, But Figured I Had The Perfect One
Path From A Tram Station To A McDonald's Restaurant. They Even Built Stairs
Desirepath Regocnition In The Netherlands
Desire Steps?
Dublin Airport Didn't Think This Through
Well Worn Wal-Mart Path. Deepest I've Ever Seen
Wrocław, Poland - The Desire To Be Further Away From The Road
Desire Path Created By A Squirrel We Feed Peanuts To Every Morning
Understandable Desire Path
Accessibility Ramp At The Resort I’m Staying At In Mexico
There are a bunch of other awful ramps around the premises, but this is definitely the worst one.
Now This Is Awesome, Railway Desire Path
Abandoned railway through a forest that’s been walked for years.
The Desire Path Got Paved Out And Shifted Half A Meter To The Left
The Bricks Are A Pain In The Feet
They'll shake your fillings out as well, if you'd be biking along them.
Tiny Path To Avoid The Bumps
Been Here 30 Years, I Don't Think The Gate Has Ever Been Used
We Won !
Those Are Stairs
Every Waste Can In This Entire Major City's Hospital Is A Lie
Braille Script Instead Of Being Embossed, Is Just Printed In Vande Bharat
Does This Count? It's The Path This Cat & The Local Raccoons Take Across My Backyard
I Saw This At My School
They're Both Kind Of Appealing
There Is A Door In The Ceiling Of Our School
Interesting Approach
If Only There Was A Way To Number Apartments So You Can Tell What Floor They Are On
Just remove the last digit, divide by 2, round up, then subtract 1 if the result is between 6 and 2. Simple!
This Is The Inside Of The Bathroom Door At A Bar In NYC. After Some Cocktails, It Is Impossible To Pick The Right One On The First Try
Waiting Room At Pediatric Clinic Has Toys Secured Behind Plexiglass For Display Only - No Actual Toys For The Kids To Play With
And then there is my childhood pediatrician with walls of antique toys (wood, paper, tin,...) you got to play with
The article is titled 'Urban Designs That Make Absolutely No Sense To Real People' as opposed to what people? Fake people?
The article is titled 'Urban Designs That Make Absolutely No Sense To Real People' as opposed to what people? Fake people?