Unser Freiburger Lieblingsstadtteil hat es nun auch in die New York Times geschafft und wird dort als Modell für ganz Amerika gefeiert!
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars
(…)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. As a result, 70 percent of Vauban’s families do not own cars, and 57 percent sold a car to move here. (…)