This paper is part of a series of researches into affordable places for being in the city. It attempts to discover the importance of the neighbourhood park and the quality of communication in public open spaces by observing the activity patterns in Sinlong-park and investigating through questionares and deep interviews. Through profile analysis of the group character existing in the park and the patterns of social contact followed by users who join with and communicate with other users, we believe that the park is serving as an important place for local communication, and each user can easily contact with other users and collect a wide range of information. That the user of Sinlong-park can follow desired behavior patterns and thereby achieve personal goals is considered to be an instance revealing the park to be an affordable place for being in Taipei.
