臺南缺少人行道、騎樓不平是落實在地老化的重大阻礙，目前步行環境改善主要以觀光區域、學校、休閒遊憩場域等空間，長者日常生活的鄰里環境更需要可步行環境支持。本研究選定振興、仁愛、中樓三里構成的超高齡社區生活圈，探討開元商圈周邊步行環境發展的困境。以參與式行動研究方法發展在地獨特的行動脈絡，透過都市環境分析、長者行為調查、參與觀察與訪談等手法發現初步問題，再經由「高齡共同調查員」、「參與式設計工作坊」、「小規模街道實驗」、「焦點團體工作坊」等社區參與的行動方法介入，提升友善環境意識與社區動能，並以參與式設計工作坊創造友善物件，介入騎樓空間。
集結長者、里長、店家、學校，凝聚集體友善共識及策略，成功啟動社區騎樓整頓計畫。實踐過程以高齡者及社區賦權方法提升意識，並以參與連續體的概念框架評估意識質量累，成為一種在地的社會資本並促成實質環境改善。進一步從新加坡、台北及東京巢鴨商圈等鄰里尺度的案例與實踐行動經驗，回應高齡友善公共空間實踐原則，提供步行環境友善化的可能性。
面對台南的步行環境發展困境，需重新審視由下而上中「上」、「下」的定義與權責，研究結論提出促進高齡友善理念落地的兩種驅動方向，從公民團體與鄰里層級的在地經營向上，由地方政府將成功經驗系統化並擴大推動；或是由上而下調整、將街道弱勢者作為主要考量對象，重新規劃優化順序、重視鄰里尺度的面狀改善，並賦予區里層級治理彈性，善用在地社會資本的執行優勢推動規模化發展。

Lack of sidewalks and uneven arcades pose major obstacles to aging-in-place in Tainan. Currently, walking environment policies mainly focus on tourist areas, schools, and large recreational areas. This study focuses on exploring the challenges related to pedestrian environmental development in the Kaiyuan Business District, which is a living circle composed of three super-senior communities. This study adopts participatory action research as the overall method and develops an exclusive local action context. First, define spatial issues through environmental behavior surveys and interviews, and then design education and community activities such as "elder co-researchers ", "street objects design workshop", "arcade experiment" and "Street vision focus group" to enhance the age-friendly awareness and community momentum.

After the participatory action research process, more ideas and needs were stimulated, and gathering the consensus of stakeholders. Successfully started the arcade renewal plan by community. The improvement of the built environment requires long-term. Therefore, this research focuses on working methods and an appropriate framework for evaluating community awareness, which can form social capital to promote the improvement of the age-friendly physical environment. Response to the "Living hell for pedestrians" problem in the old urban area of Tainan. In the urban management process, should strengthened the overall improvement of neighborhood space and the empowerment of the governance level in district and village cooperation.

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