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Central Moscow

Reference area: Patriarch's Ponds / Tverskaya, Moscow. Data snapshot: 2026-05-16.

What this preset models

This models Patriarch's Ponds and Tverskaya: extremely dense food, cultural venues, services, and metro access, with water and a small park nearby plus dense historic housing. Unlike the Saint Petersburg scenario, it must account for major roads because Tverskaya, the Garden Ring, and large central squares are part of the area.

Measurements

  • Nominatim geocoded Patriarch's Ponds to 55.7643481, 37.5918749.
  • OSM/Overpass within 800 m: 82 cafes, 38 coffee shops, 103 restaurants, 33 fast food places, 22 grocery/convenience shops, 8 24/7 groceries, 7 supermarkets, 23 pharmacies.
  • OSM/Overpass within 800 m: 51 cultural venues, the nearest metro station is about 678 m away, and there are 50 public transport stops.
  • OSM/Overpass within 500 m: about 26.4 km of explicitly mapped pedestrian infrastructure, about 16.6 km of 3-7 floor residential building perimeter, and about 2.4 km of motorway/trunk/primary.
  • OSM/Overpass found park/water almost at the reference point: Patriarch's Pond and its surrounding square.
  • Open Topo Data SRTM30m, 5x5 grid within roughly 300 m: 12 m elevation range. This is an estimate from a satellite elevation model. Moscow's relief is generally moderate, but the center has local hills, so the target is softer than Saint Petersburg's.
  • External sources support the broader context: Patriarch's Ponds is described as an area with a notable restaurant scene, Tverskaya is one of Moscow's main streets with several metro stations and cultural venues, and the Garden Ring is a major transport ring around the center.

Weight decisions

  • cafe, coffee, restaurant, and culture are core signals because they are central to the actual neighborhood.
  • park and water are higher than before: the pond and square are directly by the reference point.
  • walkability is softer: pedestrian infrastructure is dense, but major roads are genuinely nearby.
  • subway remains high, but a 9 minute target is more honest than 8 because Patriarch's Ponds is close to metro, not directly on a station.
  • forest and marketplace are disabled: this is an urban scenario, not a forest or bazaar scenario. OSM protected_area buffers should not drive this preset.

Sources

Rationale file: content/presets/moscow-tverskaya/en.md