Can Eco-Friendly Vauban, Germany, Teach Americans to Be Less Reliant on Automobiles?
Eco-friendly Vauban, Germany, located in the southwest part of the country, is a city where less than 20 percent of the residents own automobiles, as parking spots are a no-no on private property. Most of the people get around eco-friendly Vauban, Germany, by using bicycles and their feet, according to an article (with video) by ABCNews.com. Can an eco-friendly city like Vauban, Germany be a model for Americans to stop their over-reliance on the automobile? For the environmentalists, this town must be like utopia, given that they grow organic food and feature carbon-neutral homes. Vauban, Germany Can’t Totally Diss the Automobile Anytime I watch a news report, what’s often in the back of my mind is what isn’t reported or stressed. While this eco-friendly city is inspiring in that it shows residents getting their exercise and more fresh air through the majority use of bicycles, rollerblades, as well as good old fashioned walking, common sense would tell you that even for a place like Va
