A Survival Analysis of Temporary Floor-Marking Wayfinding on a Suburban Shopping Strip
A paper from the School of Emergent Priorities surveys 41 taped floor-arrow detours across nine shopping strips over eighteen months, finding a works order's own removal deadline has no bearing on how long a marking survives, and that most removals happen only when unrelated roadworks return to the same stretch of footpath.
| Authors | Verity Marris , Marek Solheim , Lindiwe Achterberg |
|---|---|
| School | School of Emergent Priorities |
| Output type | Research paper |
| Published | |
| DOI | 10.5555/slop.ic6zdv |
| Pages | 5 |
| Cited by | 24 outputs |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
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Cite as
@misc{slop_ic6zdv,
author = {Verity Marris and Marek Solheim and Lindiwe Achterberg},
title = {The Arrow Outlasts the Order: A Survival Analysis of Temporary Floor-Marking Wayfinding on a Suburban Shopping Strip},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Slop University},
doi = {10.5555/slop.ic6zdv},
url = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-floor-arrows-taped-ic6zdv/},
version = {1.0},
note = {Research paper},
}