Abstract
Recently, there are growing interests on introducing the transit-mall to commercial areas in order to re-create the pedestrian-oriented urban environment for revitalization of declining city centers in the developing countries as well as Japan. This study aims to clarify the system of supporting the accessibility and creating the urban liveliness at the two transit malls in the traditional city center of Tianjin City, China through the survey on the mall area. Following the survey and analysis on the pedestrian traffic and physical environment at the malls and the traffic condition on the other streets connecting the malls, we clarify the planned and controlled traffic system and the function of each of these streets in the district. These results of the analysis suggest on the method and manipulation for pedestrian-oriented development of the shopping street in the existing urban area and creation of the liveliness on the mall.
