Suburbs without Cars

In Vauban, Germany, a suburb of Freiberg near the French and Swiss borders, no cars are allowed in the residential districts.

Vauban’s streets are completely “car-free” — except the main thoroughfare, where the tram to downtown Freiburg runs, and a few streets on one edge of the community. Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two places to park — large garages at the edge of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for $40,000, along with a home.

Read all about it here.

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