Car Free Cities?

Caption: UC Davis has made their campus nearly car-free

Check out this great article about a German suburb, Vauban, that has gone nearly car-free. Make sure to look at the photo slide show of the town. What do you think the obesity rate is in Vauban? We'll bet it's a mere fraction of the US rate or even the overall rate for Germany.

Some US cities have taken significant strides to create car-light environments--we're unaware of any car-free US cities. Davis, California, for one, has been recognized as a Platinum Level (the highest) Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Cyclists.

I used to live in Davis--it was the best quality of life I've experienced. There were entire months when my car sat unused, my costs were low, and my stress level was nearly zero. Davis is by now means car-free, but it has been designed with a lot of thought and accommodations for pedestrians and cyclists, which result in a high quality of life for all residents. And just to be clear, we are not anti-car. We encourage and promote urban planning that includes multi-model transportation systems (many options and high quality options). Do you know of any other car-free cities in the world?