The purpose of this study is to develop the physical and psychological environment for improving the street quality and vitality. The result are 1) understanding the pedestrians flow and staying behavior, and 2) clarifying the relation between space composition and staying activity in the parasol gallery based on investigations of traffic and observation. The statistics and analysis shows that staying behavior is a significant factor in thriving the vitality of public space and that the composition of public space is a major factor affecting staying activity and the type and quality of social activity.