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This purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between travel behavior and preferred factors of residential environment of elderly people. The study is conducted in the form of a survey, with data being gathered via elderly people aged 65 or older in Gwangju Metropolitan city. First, the study analyzes the correlation among major variables. Subsequently, To analyze the relationship between travel characteristics and residential environmental factors multiple regression analysis is employed as the research method On the basis of empirical analysis, the results of study show that the more travel behavior, the elderly prefer accessibility factor and physical environment factor. The fewer travel time a day, the elderly prefer to physical and social environment factor and landscape factor. Elderly people prefer landscape factors in non-business trip or in walking trip. Finally, as the policy implication, the study suggest that there is a need for improvement of residential environment considering the travel characteristics of the elderly.