So I’ve been asking: How can architects, planners, developers, and policymakers design for spontaneity? So on one read, cities will encourage more wandering when they provide more places for anyone to go. Cities put those choices in place long before Google Maps started making recommendations. More simply, she suggests, “A good way to get people off their phones is to have more interactive maps around cities.” Burke says physical maps also encourage exploration, and that cities should place plenty of them in easy reach.