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  1. The useful bench test
    A bench succeeds when it faces something, offers a little shelter and sits close enough to a route without narrowing it.
  2. Corners carry local memory
    Shop names, repaired paving and informal shortcuts record how a neighbourhood changes more clearly than a single wide photograph.
  3. Wayfinding begins before the sign
    A visible entrance and a continuous path do most of the work. Signs help most when the physical route has already reduced uncertainty.
  4. Evening light changes distance
    Warm pools of light can make a route feel shorter by creating visible stages, while dark gaps make the same walk feel less certain.