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German town of Vauban basically bans all cars

Like the idea of car-free streets? Bicycle riders the world over can probably see the appeal, but in the town of Vauban, German, the car-free lifestyle is being taken up by pretty much everyone. Since the early 1990s, residents have been moving away from cars and into alternatives like public transportation and bikes. As we wrote in 2006, the shift has been incremental and with the strong support of the people living in town. Heck, about 57 percent of the residents sold their cars in order to "enjoy the privilege of living here," project ... Read more →

An entire town tries going car-free living in Germany Sebastian Blanco

While Katie Rogers tries to live Carless in L.A., an entire town in Germany is ditching cars wherever possible. The town, Vauban (near Freiburg) is built on a closed military base and has been in the ...

German town of Vauban basically bans all cars 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Like the idea of car-free streets? Bicycle riders the world over can probably see the appeal, but in the town of Vauban, German, the car-free lifestyle is being taken up by pretty much everyone. Since the early 1990s, residents have been moving away from cars and into alternatives like public ...

An entire town tries going car-free living in Germany 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

While Katie Rogers tries to live Carless in L.A., an entire town in Germany is ditching cars wherever possible. The town, Vauban (near Freiburg) is built on a closed military base and has been in the car-free conversion process for 13 years. The city-wide development project was completed this year, ...


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