The issue of developing environments responsive to the ambitions and needs of older people has become a major concern for social and public policy. According to the activity theory, psychological well-being in old age is based upon the level of activity and social contacts which are kept (Havighurst, 1968). Several researchers (e.g., Mollenkopf, 1997; Banister & Bowling, 2004; Burnett & Lucas, 2010; Stanley, Vella-Brodrick, & Currie, 2010; Mifsuda et al., 2019; Van Hoven & Meijering, 2019) show that participation in activities is related to larger social networks and fewer feelings of loneliness, and that outdoor mobility contributes to old people's life satisfaction. As the activity space of old people shrinks with age, the conditions of the neighborhood where older adults live become increasingly important. Moreover, the integration and management of public transport with active travel (including equity and health implications) is a key subject for policy makers. Although Italy is the “oldest” country in the European Union (closely followed by Germany), the literature exploring elderly mobility is scant. The paper aims to fill this gap by investigating the motivations of a representative sample of older adults, in the cities of Milan and Genoa, not to take trips and activities because of the perceived inadequacy of Local Public Transport. The 411 old people, living in three peripheral neighborhoods in Milan - the Italian financial capital -, and in three peripheral neighborhoods in Genoa - the oldest Italian metropolitan area-, were interviewed face-to-face in 2019. Multivariate logistic regression models are adopted to explore whether giving up moving inside the city is related to: i) elderly's demographic variables, health conditions and modes of transport; ii) the perceived satisfaction of both Local Public Transport and the neighborhood (“ageing in place”); iii) the town of residence.

发展环境以适应老年人的抱负和需求已成为社会和公共政策的主要关注点。根据活动理论，老年时的心理健康基于活动水平和保持的社会交往（Havighurst，1968）。一些研究人员（例如，Mollenkopf，1997；Banister & Bowling，2004；Burnett & Lucas，2010；Stanley、Vella-Brodrick 和 Currie，2010；Mifsuda 等，2019；Van Hoven & Meijering，2019）表明参与活动与更大的社交网络和更少的孤独感有关，户外活动有助于提高老年人的生活满意度。随着老年人的活动空间随着年龄的增长而缩小，老年人居住的街区条件变得越来越重要。而且，公共交通与主动出行的整合和管理（包括公平和健康影响）是决策者的一个关键主题。尽管意大利是欧盟中“最古老”的国家（紧随其后的是德国），但关于老年人流动性的文献却很少。该论文旨在通过调查米兰和热那亚城市中具有代表性的老年人样本的动机来填补这一空白，因为他们认为当地公共交通不足而不愿外出旅行和活动。2019 年，411 名老人分别生活在意大利金融之都米兰的三个外围街区和意大利最古老的大都市区热那亚的三个外围街区。采用多元逻辑回归模型探讨放弃进城是否与以下因素有关：i) 老年人口的人口变量、健康状况和交通方式；ii) 当地公共交通和社区的感知满意度（“原地养老”）；iii) 居住城镇。