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In the last post I illustrate a winding path that was appropriate for a semi-public space. In post 8 and 9 I indicated that the layouts of a network of space can influence an individual's velocity.

Certain things can contribute to slowing the pace of individuals. The tighter the required turn the more one will be slowed. The more turns are required, the more an individual's pace will be slowed. The more constrained a threshold from one space to the next, the more an individual's pace will be slowed. Doorways, stairs and ramps will slow an individual's pace. Of course, points of interests, options, and activities will slow an individual's pace. The last point is more applicable to individuals open to being distracted.

Conversely, the more constraints, obstacles, turning or meandering, or distractions are removed from a space, the faster an individual will tend to move.

The English word corridor is derived from the Italian word corridore, or its infinitive verb root correre, meaning to run.