Variable (abbreviation) |
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Assembly facility (AF) | Number of assembly facilities within 50 m | Continuous variables |
Mercantile facility (MF) | Number of mercantile facilities within 50 m | |
Business facility (BF) | Number of business facilities(including lobby) within 50 m | |
Total floor area (TFA) | Total floor area of the host building of POPS (m2) | |
Area of POPS (AREA) | Area of privately owned public space (m2) | |
Seating (SEAT) | Length of all seating combined (cm) | |
Configuration (CONFIG) | Location of POPS relative to the host building’s entrance | Binary variable: Front/corner = 1 (more accessible) Side/rear = 0 (less accessible) |
Accessible sides (SIDE) | The number of roads or sidewalks open to and accessible from the public space | Ranges from 1 to 3 |
Level difference (LEVEL) | Vertical difference between public space and adjacent public access (cm) | Continuous variable |
Metro station (METRO) | Existence of metro station within 50 m (one minute walking distance) | Binary variables: Yes = 1 No = 0 |
Bus stop (BUS) | Existence of bus stop within 50 m (one minute walking distance) | |
Crosswalk (CROSS)* | Existence of crosswalk within 20 m (distance close enough to reach crosswalk as the traffic light changes) | |
Weekday user count | The number of all POPS users observed over the course of one weekday | Continuous variables |
Weekend user count | The number of all POPS users observed over the course of one weekend day |