… especially if the neighborhood is filled with little shits with too many electrified toys.
EDIT: Okay, I'm convinced. Regular bikes would actually be a sensible cause here. Let me be a curmudgeon though.
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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path
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The original path design is exceedingly stupid. Sidewalks are not a place for this kinda artistic pathing, they are a functional element of public infrastructure. Its barely even wide enough for a wheelchair. Put that kinda path in a park somewhere, not next to a road, then people wont make a shortcut to get past it.
Welcome to American suburbia; the sidewalk is basically meant to serve the purpose of a park path. The nearest shop of any kind whatsoever is 1.3km away, and if anything that's not considered that bad.
I don't think that should be a relevant factor for the availability of proper sidewalks.