Guadalajara hosted the X International Congress Towards Carfree Cities at the start of September. The Congress’s overall theme was “Cities for the people by the people”. It’s no surprise because it was organized by the local groups Ciudad Para Todos and GDL en Bici, which have been very active opponents to urban highways and have painted citizen bike lanes among other activities.

But: Is it possible to live in a city without cars? Here is an example from Germany: Vauban (and an article about it in NY Times)

Source: This Big City

Tags: car, car-free, city, Vauban
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