| 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 |
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| Business facility (BF) |
Number of business facilities(including lobby) within 50 m |
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| Total floor area (TFA) |
Total floor area of the host building of POPS (m2) |
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| Area of POPS (AREA) |
Area of privately owned public space (m2) |
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| Seating (SEAT) |
Length of all seating combined (cm) |
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| 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) |
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| Crosswalk (CROSS)* |
Existence of crosswalk within 20 m (distance close enough to reach crosswalk as the traffic light changes) |
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| 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 |