Central City Areas Research Articles

Comparison of System Characteristics of the Guangzhou Water Transit System with Its International Peers

With ports having moved downriver, redevelopment of central city areas and waterfronts has transformed the urban centres and created new economic bases for once industrial cities. Water transit systems, such as New York’s East River and City-Wide Ferry services and Gothenburg’s harbor ferries, are being installed by economic development agencies as a device to stimulate further land development, provide tourism opportunities, and promote a new social engagement with the river. Guangzhou’s water transit system is the third largest in Asia by passenger volume, behind only Bangkok and Sydney. This paper describes the Guangzhou system in depth, comparing its operations favourably with the world’s leading water transit systems. Comparisons are made in vessel design, route design, terminals, operations, and fares. The Guangzhou case is distinctive, with a mixture of cross-river and parallel routes, and an especially unique approach to subsidy that may be an option for North American cities considering water transit. Opportunities to further improve the system in line with international trends are identified, as well as a research agenda to further the knowledge of water transit operations and regulation generally.

Mining urban sustainable performance: GPS data-based spatio-temporal analysis on on-road braking emission

The on-road braking emission has been proved by former studies to account for a considerable part of on-road transportation. To improve cleaner air in urban area, the spatio-temporal analysis on emission performance of on-road braking is necessary as a guideline for decision-making. In this paper, we propose a framework for analysis on the particle matter emission of on-road vehicle braking events on an urban scale. We used massive vehicle trajectories in Tokyo area with short time interval as the database for analysis. From the result, we found that within the in the study area, the average driving distance during braking takes up about 20.60% of total driving distance. The average quantity of PM10 emission from braking for each driving trajectory is 14.09 mg and the one from exhaust emission is 35.36 mg. The emission from braking can averagely occupy 39.85% of exhaust emission. What’s more, in our finding, the braking emission from heavy duty vehicle is 2.33 times of light duty vehicle. From the spatial distribution of PM10 braking emission, we found that braking emission usually happened in the city center and popular crowded areas due to the large traffic volume, as well as the main trunk roads of capital expressway or highway. We also found a different spatial pattern between the light duty vehicle and heavy-duty vehicle. In temporal change, we found that rapid peaks during the rush hour on weekday and contrastive stabilization on weekend. We believe our finding can provide a clearer pattern and understanding on the emission behavior of on-road vehicle braking.

Shared Spaces in Cities of Poland

The aim of paper is a presentation an idea of shared space in the cities and results of implementation of this solution in the cities of Poland. The methodology of elaboration consisted of carrying out a review of the literature, comparing existing solutions and formulating conclusions regarding implementation. This trend, which has appeared over the past 50 years as a counterbalance to the pedestrianization of public spaces, is at the beginning of the 21st century experiencing its second youth and is being implemented in many areas in intensive urban development, especially in urban centers and areas of historic character. Shared space solutions are an integral way of shaping functions and forms of revitalized public spaces. These solutions contributes to improving the quality of public space and traffic safety, revitalizing social life, improving and reducing the environmental nuisance caused by traffic and finally created liveable city. Analyzes effectuated indicate, that in central areas of cities in Poland whose spatial arrangement is legally protected, the forms of shared spaces solutions are strongly influenced by strong conservation restrictions in these areas. This means the need to respect existing historical conditions in shaping public spaces, as well as limited transformation possibilities. The Polish solutions of shared spaces presented in this paper of in their forms and quality do not differ from the standard functional solutions abroad. Solutions implemented in the Polish conditions, however, are more modest in terms of materials and implemented in a smaller number than is the case in Western European countries.
 Keywords: Shared spaces, Traffic calming, Cities of Poland, Creation of public space

Relationship between Regional Development Level and Accessibility Index in Makassar Coastal Area

Makassar population growth is also quite large, accompanied by the development of urban activities. The development was followed by city facilities and road. The connection between central and periphery area is a demand for community activities in an efficient, safe and comfortable manner. However, in general, the area has low-level accessibility, although the distance is relatively close. The study aims to examine the relationship between regional development level and accessibility level in Makassar coastal area. The accessibility index is analysed using the alpha index (α), while regional development level using LQ-analysis which focuses on residential, education, health, worship, and commercial. Furthermore the relationship between accessibility index and regional development using correlation analysis. The study results showed that the highest accessibility index was located in the city centre and the lowest in the urban periphery. It was also found that urban facilities tend to be higher in city centre than periphery direction. Low accessibility as a result of inequality in road infrastructure has implications for low performance of urban development. It shows that there is a connection between regional development and accessibility level. Therefore, it is recommended to policymakers to build access with high connectivity between the city centre and periphery area while paying attention to the availability of public open space.

Drivers’ preferences for electric cars in Italy. Evidence from a country with limited but growing electric car uptake

Abstract So far, Italy has shown a much lower electric vehicle (EV) adoption rate than other European countries. In an effort to understand the motivations for the limited but growing EV uptake, this paper focuses on Italian drivers’ preferences resulting from a stated preference survey carried out in October-December 2018. This paper complements the international literature and updates previous Italian surveys administered by the authors in the past years (Valeri and Danielis, 2015; Giansoldati et al., 2018). The econometric analysis of the stated choices confirms that the vehicle attributes such as purchase price, fuel economy, and driving range play a very relevant role. The time spent to charge the vehicle affects negatively the respondents’ utility, while the fast charging network density is not yet perceived as significant or carries a counter-intuitive sign. On the contrary, the possibility to park EVs for free, even for a limited time, in the city central areas is positively valued by the respondents. Comparing our estimates with previous Italian studies, in particular with Giansoldati et al. (2018) who uses a similar questionnaire but on an earlier and more limited sample, there are hints of a change in the perception of the Italian drivers towards EVs. A noticeable difference is the value of the EV alternative specific constant. Giansoldati et al. (2018) find a negative value while this study finds a positive one. A second finding is that the willingness to pay for an additional driving range kilometre is lower than that previously found, indicating that Italian drivers are becoming more confident on EV driving range. Scenario analysis indicates that in Italy financial incentives would have a larger impact on the probability of buying an EV than technological improvements.

Impact of intensive land use on heavy metal concentrations and ecological risks in an urbanized river network of Shanghai

• Concentrations and spatial distribution of HMs in the river network were influenced by intensive land use. • AVS and TOC in river sediments influenced the migration and transformation of Cd, Hg and Zn. • Hg and Cd were the main contributors of RI, HMs in the central city area showed the highest potential ecological risk. • HMs in the river network primarily originated from industrial activities, traffic emissions and coal-burning emissions. Heavy metal pollution characteristics in the urbanized river network are closely related to urban land use. The existing studies mainly focused on the pollution characteristics of heavy metals in single rivers, but fewer studies reported the impact of land use on the concentrations and ecological risks of heavy metals in surface water and sediments of the urban river network. This study combined land use types with heavy metal pollution in rivers, and explored the specific impact of intensive land use on the characteristics of heavy metal pollution in rivers, which provided scientific basis for the study of heavy metal pollution in plain river networks. The concentrations, spatial variations and potential ecological risk levels of cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) in surface water and sediments from five different intensive land use areas of Shanghai river network (industrial areas, agricultural areas, central city, suburban towns and Chongming Island) were analyzed. Results showed the concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn in surface water of the Shanghai river network were relatively low, but Hg pollution existed in some rivers. Influenced by intensive land use, heavy metal concentrations in the central city were generally higher than those in other areas. Heavy metals in sediments had considerable ecological risk, in which Hg and Cd were the main contributors, and showed the highest potential ecological risk in central city. Acid volatile sulfides (AVS) and total organic carbon (TOC) in river sediments affected the migration and transformation of Cd, Hg and Zn. Industrial activities, traffic emissions and coal-burning emissions were the main sources of heavy metals. Intensive land use caused by anthropogenic activities led to the weakening of hydrodynamic conditions and the discharge of a large number of pollutants into the river network. In the central city with intensive anthropogenic activities, heavy metals in the river network showed higher levels than those in other areas. This study found that intensive land use and high-intensity anthropogenic activities led to the high pollution level of heavy metals in the plain urbanized river networks. Quantitative analyses of the effects of intensive land use on heavy metal pollution in urbanized river networks were suggested to conduct further to protect the urban river water quality.

Optimization of the Time-Dependent Traveling Salesman Problem Using Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets

This study proposes a new model and approach for solving a realistic extension of the Time-Dependent Traveling Salesman Problem, by using the concept of distance between interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets. For this purpose, we developed an interval-valued fuzzy degree repository based on the relations between rush hour periods and traffic regions in the “city center areas”, and then we utilized the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy weighted arithmetic average to aggregate fuzzy information to be able to quantify the delay in any given trip between two nodes (cities). The proposed method is illustrated by a simple numerical example.

Aesthetics Evaluation of Bandar Lampung Streetscapes

Street landscape is one of the things that represent a city. Several studies over the past 30 years have shown that there was significant decreased on the quality of green open spaces which also shown on the aesthetic quality of the green lines that is often unnoticed. There is a need of precaution measures in order to balance the growth in physical aspect with the better landscape planning. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the value of streetscape in Bandar Lampung. The objectives of this research is to evaluate the aesthetic and fnctional value of Bandar Lampung streetscape. The evaluated streetscapes consists of 16 streets that are divided based on their accessibility to the city center and education area. The method for assessing aesthetic is SBE method. Respondents involved were students with a background in landscape architecture and its related sciences. Designing character or identity of an area can be achieved through the arranging and designing its physical and non-physical elements. The arrangement includes organizing the street furniture both hard and soft elements such as plants. Therefore, the completeness of street furniture will also be assessed and evaluated. The evaluate of street furniture is using scoring method. In this study will be carried out in relation to the availability and conditions of street furniture for all types. Assessment of street furniture is done by the Gutman scale scoring method. The completeness of street furniture in 16 streets segments of the city of Bandar Lampung is still low, besides a lot of the street furniture not in a good condition, damaged, does not work according to its function or in a messy condition. The completenessof streetamenitiesin 16 Bandar Lampung streets are not high enough, which ranging from 65% to 75%. The condition quality of the amenities available also very low, ranging from 55% to 60%. From the aestetical analysis, the best desirable is Sultan Agung Street. The least desirable is Soekarno Hatta Street. Based on Functional and Aestetical Analysis, we got the conclusion that the functional and aestetical aspect can affect each other value.

Spatial distribution of manganese concentration and load in street dust in Mexico City.

To obtain a first indication of the distribution and extent of manganese (Mn) contamination in Mexico City. Mn concentration and load in street dust were analyzed in order to reveal the most contaminated areas. 482 samples of street dust were analyzed through inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy. The contamination factor (CF), the geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and the spatial interpolations of the kriging indicator were calculated. A slight influence of anthropogenic activities is detected on the Mn content of street dust. The highest levels of pollution by concentra- tion (Igeo=uncontaminated to moderately contaminated) are grouped towards the city's north (industrial) and center (commercial and high traffic) areas. The areas with the high- est Mn load were located towards the east and northwest areas (Igeo=moderately contaminated). These findings will serve as a baseline to assess future variations in Mn content in Mexico City's environment.

Dynamic Modal Accessibility Gap: Measurement and Application Using Travel Routes Data

Accessibility is a key concept in transportation research and an important indicator of people’s quality of life. With the development of big data analytics, dynamic accessibility that captures the temporal variations of accessibility becomes an important research focus. Few prior studies focus on comparative measures of dynamic accessibility to Points of Interest (POIs) by alternative travel modes. To fill this research gap, we propose a new index called dynamic modal accessibility gap (DMAG), which draws upon available data on residents’ real travel routes using different travel modes, as well as the data on POIs. We study the DMAG in the real-travel covered area, assuming POIs are only useful if it is within someone’s real-travel covered area. We then apply this DMAG methodology to Shanghai’s central city and peripheral area. In both cases, we measure the accessibility for public and private travel modes. As an example, one-week taxi GPS and metro smart card data, and POIs data are used to generate the DMAG index for 30-minute and 60-minute trip durations for weekdays and holidays. Results show that DMAG can reflect the pattern of temporal variations. The proposed DMAG analytical framework, which can be applied at both the user and the system levels, can support urban and transportation planning, and promote social equity and livability.

TOWN-PLANNING ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONS OF COMPLETE SECONDARY EDUCATION IN RIVNE

Reform of the urban and architectural complex in Ukraine leads to radical changes in the organization of network of public service institutions. Modern town-planning situation in Ukraine is complex. In the urban environment, especially in the Central areas of cities, the growth of the housing stock is carried out mainly by the sealing of existing buildings. As a result, the building structure is modified, disrupted the norm not the provision of public service institutions, especially institutions of ed-ucation. In Ukraine, in particular in Rivne, particularly acute problem of providing institutions of upper secondary education, the construction of new residential neigh-borhoods and apartment complexes that negatively affects the occupancy rate, ranges service, mobility and other urban parameters of already existing institutions. The arti-cle considers the condition of the institutions of upper secondary education in the city and in the whole Ukraine. Characterized by problems in the functioning of the exist-ing material-spatial environment of institutions of upper secondary education. Ana-lyzed the institution's modern requirements for the main groups of factors and their influence on the comfortable living conditions of the inhabitants and their mobility. In modern demographic situation and of the reform of upper secondary education studied the security of residents of Rivne institutions of upper secondary education. The basic problems of architectural and urban planning solutions. The optimal num-ber of required training places in educational institutions of secondary education. The analysis of provision in institutions of secondary education of all districts, and espe-cially new residential complexes Rivne, their condition and compliance with current requirements and planning rules. Recommendations for the organization of the insti-tutions of upper secondary education for new residential developments in the city of Rivne in compliance with the basic urban planning requirements.

Evaluation of Public Transport-Based Accessibility to Health Facilities considering Spatial Heterogeneity

Ensuring adequate public transport-based accessibility to health facilities in different regions is a major concern of social equity and public health for government. However, the imbalanced spatial distribution of health facilities may lead to an inaccurate evaluation of the accessibility, which is shaped by both land use and transportation. To address this problem, this study proposed a new approach to evaluate the adequacy of public transport-based accessibility to health facilities considering the spatial heterogeneity. First, we obtained the spatial distribution of health facilities based on POI data, calculated the population centroids of census tract-based mobile phone positioning data, and estimated travel times from population centroids to every health facility based on web map services. Second, the public transport-based accessibility to health facilities was measured by the isochrone approach. Then, the spatial heterogeneity of the health facilities was quantified by a spatial proximity index based on the gravity model. At last, a benchmark curve of accessibility vs. spatial proximity was established to evaluate the public transport-based accessibility to health facilities in different areas with spatial heterogeneity. A case study of 218 census tracts in Shanghai was conducted to verify this method. Consequently, we successfully identified the census tracts where the public transport-based accessibility to health facilities is insufficient. It shows that even some census tracts within the central city areas are still short of public transport-based accessibility to health facilities, whereas some tracts in the urban periphery may have adequate public transport-based accessibility even though there are limited health facilities nearby.

SENSE OF PLACE PADA ATMOSPHERE RESORT CAFÉ SEBAGAI OASE DI PUSAT KOTA BANDUNG, JL. LENGKONG BESAR

Abstrak- Bentuk fasilitas rekreasi, relaksasi dan hiburan berupa restoran dan café terus berkembang pesat dengan inovasi tanpa henti. Aspek ini terus berkembang untuk memenuhi permintaan gaya hidup masyarakat yang semakin konsumtif sebagai akibat dari perkembangan zaman tanpa henti ke arah yang semakin modern. Era globalisasi ini pun menggiring masyarakat pada perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi yang berdampak pada kehidupan sosial masyarakat. Gaya hidup kemudian menjadi identitas dari masing-masing individu yang dianggap sebagai kunci dari kehidupan sosial mereka melalui media sosial. Maka dari itu arsitektur didalam dunia kuliner diharapkan dapat menjadi daya tarik bagi pengunjung agar kemudian dapat diunggah dalam media sosial mereka.Inovasi yang dihadirkan oleh Atmosphere Resort Café adalah adanya pensuasanaan resort pada café-nya yang berlokasi di kawasan pusat Kota Bandung, Jalan Lengkong Besar. Kawasan ini merupakan kawasan perdagangan dan perumahan padat, dan merupakan jalan utama dengan satu arah pada kawasan setempat. Pihak Atmosphere Resort Café berharap dapat menghadirkan pensuasanaan yang berbeda di kawasan pusat kota ini melalui konsep resort café-nya, juga untuk menjadi berbeda dari café-café lain.Lokasinya yang berada di pusat kota menjadi sebuah tantangan tersendiri untuk dapat menghadirkan pensuasanaan resort yang pada umumnya ditemukan di kawasan pinggiran kota, jauh dari pusat kota itu sendiri. Maka bagaimana sense of place dengan karakter resort dapat diterapkan di kawasan pusat Kota Bandung sehingga menjadi sebuah oase menjadi menarik untuk dibahas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk dapat mengetahui karakter tempat seperti apakah yang dimiliki Atmosphere Resort Café melalui analisis sense of place dengan karakter resort, serta dampaknya bagi para pengunjung atau pengguna.Metode yang digunakan berupa pendekatan kualitatif dengan cara menguraikan konteks kawasan dan karakter resor, serta menguraikan komponen sense of place yaitu setting pada tatanan fisiknya dan pengguna untuk memahami reaksi psikologis yang terjadi. Setting pada tatanan fisiknya mencakup identitas dan faktor fisik, sedangkan pengguna mencakup kualitas yang dirasakan terhadap setting yang ada. Pengambilan data dilakukan melalui peninajuan lapangan, studi pustaka, wawancara, pengumpulan kuesioner sebagai respon pengunjung dan dokumentasi.Diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa karakter resort pada kawasan pusat kota ini diperkuat dengan adanya arsitektur lanskap sebagai salah satu elemen utama Atmosphere Resort Café. Selain itu tatanan massa dan spasialitas ruang yang ada, ditunjang dengan penggunaan materialnya yang memperkuat cerminan alam, membuat pensuasanaan resort semakin terasa dan pensuasanaan pusat kota yang hiruk pikuk dimatikan melalui kontrol ruang yang diciptakan. Setting yang ada pun berhasil merangsang kesadaran dan persepsi pengunjung. Pengunjung pun merasa senang dan relaks saat berada di Atmosphere Resort Café dengan adanya pensuasanaan yang demikian. Maka didapati karakter tempat Atmosphere Resort Café sebagai sebuah resort café yang memperkuat identitasnya sebagai oase di pusat kota Bandung.

Medición de la Relación Existente entre Delito y Privación Social dentro de un Área Metropolitana

The purpose of the investigation, carried out in the municipality of Genoa (Italy), is to verify the existence of a relationship between crime, observed at the place where the criminal act is committed, and social deprivation. In other words, it aims to investigate the relation between crime and social deprivation from a spatial perspective. Crime, which manifests itself in various forms, is identified in the scientific literature from the concept of a “deviant act” that can be analysed with spatially, temporally and psychologically based approaches. Social deprivation, on the other hand, is a complex phenomenon, defined by Townsend, whose analysis is based primarily on the relational aspect of marginalised and vulnerable groups. The main contribution of this work is the high territorial consistency of the data, referring to the local districts of Genoa. The methodology consists in the realisation of two aggregative quantitative analyses for the construction of the indices. On the one hand, crime is measured using a method based on the sum of standardised variables, while social deprivation is studied by DP2 method. The analysis shows a trend of high levels of crime in districts closest to the centre of the city of Genoa, a trend that decreases as it moves toward the periphery. The city centre areas are the most crowded and the most difficult to control continuously due to the intense traffic of people, especially during rush hours. A similar result can be observed in terms of social deprivation: the districts closer to the centre tend to be more socially critical, while the more distant districts have a stronger social fabric, also due to less traffic by residents. The work can be a useful tool to help policymakers define timely and localised measures to combat crime.

Investigating urban space: Potential urban green space in dense city of Yogyakarta

Urban green space (UGS) is essential for the city to ensure sustainability. The provision of adequate USG, however, is challenging over time, particularly at the city centre area. This study aims to offer a possible framework to identify UGS and assess the potential share from the vacant land into green space using descriptive analysis of remote sensing and secondary data. A case study is applied to assess the UGS and potential area in Yogyakarta City. The result shows that the built-up area in Yogyakarta City is covered around 85% of the total while the UGS remains halved within less than a decade. In addition, the field visit shows a potential UGS on 16.00 ha from the private vacant land. The application of the framework provides a tool for the city council in maintaining and monitoring the land cover, including identifying the UGS throughout the city. Imposing the regulation on vacant land might encourage the private sector involvement and offers less effort to the city council in providing UGS.

Models and algorithms for network design in urban freight distribution systems

Central areas of large cities offer in general many advantages to their inhabitants. Typically, a large number of products, services, and opportunities are available in those urban zones, thus increasing life quality. Unfortunately, these benefits are associated with increasing transportation activities that can cause serious problems, such as traffic congestion, excessive energy consumption, and pollution. This paper aims at presenting a new transport system that consists of transporting freight in long-haul passenger vehicles. Two mixed integer mathematical programming models are presented: one for total cost minimization and the other for the travel time minimization. The problem under study was considered as a multi-commodity network flow problem with time windows, multi transport-lines, and multiple vehicles. Three heuristics based on mixed integer programming (MIP) were designed to solve it: size reduction, LP-and-fix, and a combination of these two procedures. The proposed approaches were validated in a case study designed around the intercity passenger transport system, in Ceará, Northeast of Brazil. Several operational scenarios were evaluated, taking into account the available freight capacities. The developed MIP heuristics produced high-quality solutions, in reasonable computational times, with the LP-and-Fix algorithm outperforming the other approaches.

Hollowing out and revitalising a post-socialist city centre: Vacant commercial premises in Zagreb

The problem of vacant commercial premises has been present in some central areas of transitional cities of Central and Eastern Europe, which have decayed in parallel to spatially uneven urban development processes and/or suburban expansion. This research aims to contribute to systematic analysis of the reasons for abandonment of commercial premises in the centre of Zagreb and exploration of revitalisation strategies, with an emphasis on the significance of citizen participation for successful planning and management of the city. The research was undertaken in two phases in May, 2016. The first included mapping of vacant commercial premises on selected streets in Zagreb’s centre. Next, using a non-probabilistic sample, a questionnaire survey was carried out face-to-face and online (N = 200). The results of the questionnaire survey showed the respondents’ awareness of the complex set of reasons underlying the occurrence and expansion of this phenomenon in the city centre and the need for urban regeneration, including a stronger regulatory framework at the city level.

Identification of Urban Vitality at Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Halte in Semarang City Centre

The urban vitality theory is one of urban design theories from Jane Jacobs (1960) stated that a city where can live for 24 hours should be equipped with good built environment refers to pedestrians.. This research has been conducted in Semarang City Centre Area which is the center of Semarang City. Semarang City Centre is Pandama area consists of Jalan Pandanaran, Jalan Pemuda, and Jalan Gajah Mada. This area consists of the central government, trade and services, residential areas, and already has public transportation, one of them is Trans Semarang BRT. However, the interest of Trans Semarang BRT users has not yet dominated can be influenced by several factors such as environmental conditions that have not supported pedestrians, affecting individual behavior on foot. This study used a quantitative method approach by first calculating values of the indicators at all Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Halte on Semarang City Centre and then used ranking method to perform comprehensive comparative analysis to identification urban vitality. The results from this study shows that the Hotel Santika Halte has the highest urban vitality level, followed by Balaikota halte has the second rank and Theresia Halte has the third rank of urban vitality.

Reorganization and development of the trolleybus subsystem in Belgrade

The IME (Identity - Mobility - Ecology) Project, initiated by the City of Belgrade, aims to bring together a number of different projects focused on strengthening the city identity, promoting and implementing the concept of sustainable mobility and enhancing environmental awareness. The implementation of this project significantly influences the appearance, concept and organization of the trolleybus subsystem in the central city area. The extension of the pedestrian zone in the city centre must continue to ensure the functioning of public transport in order to meet the needs of the city's residents to reach the desired destination in an easy, simple and safe way. The main goal of the analysis Reorganization and Development of the Trolleybus subsystem in Belgrade, is to find the optimal solution for reorganization of the existing trolleybus line network as well as further development directions of the trolleybus subsystem as a significant sustainable city mobility factor.

Environmental Features Associated With Older Adults' Physical Activity in Different Types of Urban Neighborhoods.

The authors studied associations of nature- and infrastructure-based features with physical activity (PA) in different urban neighborhood types; 848 community-dwelling people aged 75-90years reported PA and three perceived nature-based destinations and seven infrastructure-based features as outdoor mobility facilitators. Neighborhood type was defined using a geographic information system based on proximity to central service areas and residential density (city center, subcenter, and dense and dispersed areas outside centers). PA was higher in dense areas and the city center. Binary logistic regression showed that perceiving nature-based destinations increased the odds for higher PA in the city center and areas outside centers. In dispersed areas, perceived infrastructure-based facilitators were especially associated with higher PA. Environmental features were not associated with PA in subcenters. Higher residential density, as a proxy for a higher amount of infrastructure, rather than center proximity, may underlie older adults' PA. The spatial context should be acknowledged in studies on environment-PA associations.