Let pedestrians be the Path Finders...

In all housing estates in Singapore, concrete pavements are laid for pedestrians. But, these pavements are done very systematically and structuredly based on the blueprints created on the drawing board in the design office.

In reality, for practical reasons, pedestrians tend to find the shortest route as their preferred path. As a result, they usually bypass the concrete pavements originally laid for them and start threading their own path. Over a period of time, a new path begins to show up and take shape.

This is testament to what the Chinese say, "路是人走出来的" - pronounced simply as "lu shi ren zou chu lai de". Literally, it means that roads were trampled out by people; figuratively, it means that one need not "stick to the beaten path." Create your own way. Be a "trail blazer".

Therefore, it would be a more practical option not to lay the pavement too early initially, let nature take its course, i.e. let the pedestrians "trample out" or thread the path that they prefer, once the path has taken shape, the contractor could then proceed to lay the pavement accordingly. This will ensure that the pavement is practically laid and fully utilised.