The Footprint of Digital Mobility Platforms on Urban Practices: Defining the Impact of Platformization on Urban Life in the Digital Era

The ship follows the trade, meaning that transportation (ship) follows the development of trade, which is an appropriate term for current urban practices. The conservative arrangement of the city structure might no longer be feasible to define the actual urban planning practice in the digital platform era. The premier corridor within the city has always been privileged for economic activity thanks to its high accessibility. This research discusses how digital platforms have given a new meaning to urban practices and their environmental impact. The digital mobility platform enabled the less favorable urban hierarchy to take economic advantage thanks to the omnipresence virtue of the platforms to interconnect customers and producers. This research employed quantitative analysis using a multitemporal Land use map combined with a series of questionnaires conducted within the educational area of Diponegoro University and its surrounding area. The findings provided a new statement on urban practices that corroborate with the behavior transformation led by Digital Platforms. Thus, the transformation toward urban digital platform services has significantly impacted the concept of the new urban structure.