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Car Free Cities From Around The World
The world looks like it is in peril. The number of four-wheelers are on the rise, air pollution is on the rise, and natural resources like crude oil are depleting.
Traffic jams are also on the rise. A simple 15 minute route to work in the modern day seems like a week long road trip. Driving to work has become more work than actual work itself.
How would it be if the city or the streets had no cars at all? Well, this is exactly what is happening and what these places have worked hard for. Some are already car free while others will be in a few years.
Here is a look at a few car free and the future car free cities from around the world:
1. Sark Island:
Location:
English
Channel
This
little
island
allows
only
horse-drawn
vehicles,
bicycles
and
tractors.
A
few
battery
powered
buggies
and
vehicles
have
been
given
permission
for
the
elderly
citizens.
Goods
and
passengers
are
ferried
to
the
island
since
it
does
not
have
an
airport
either.
2. Madrid:
Location:
Spain
Madrid
has
already
banned
traffic
from
certain
streets
in
the
city
and
this
car
free
expansion
will
carry
on
for
another
five
years
until
central
Madrid
is
completely
pedestrianized.
Local
neighbourhood
residents
will
have
permission
to
drive
but
others
will
be
fined
over
USD
100.
24
of
the
busiest
streets
will
be
redesigned
for
walking
and
in
the
future,
to
encourage
people
to
walk,
cars
that
pollute
the
most
will
have
to
pay
more
to
park.
3. Paris
Location:
France
Now
this
is
a
place
where
the
Mayor
is
planning
to
double
the
number
of
bicycle
lanes,
ban
diesel
cars
and
limit
certain
streets
to
just
electric
cars.
In
the
city
centre,
people
who
don't
live
in
the
local
neighbourhood
won't
be
able
to
take
their
cars
out
on
weekends.
This
could
soon
become
all
week
as
well.
People
who
own
cars
in
the
city
is
already
starting
to
drop.
In
2001,
only
40
percent
of
Paris
residents
didn't
have
cars
and
now
its
gone
to
60
percent.
4. Chengdu
Location:
China
Chicago-based
architects
Adrian
Smith
and
Gordon
Gill
are
behind
the
designs
of
this
city
in
China,
which
instead
of
making
it
a
necessity
to
drive,
plans
are
such
that
any
location
in
the
city
can
be
reached
in
15
minutes,
on
foot.
This
yet
to
be
completed
project
will
let
motor
vehicles
on
the
road,
but
only
one
half
of
the
road.
This
project
was
originally
supposed
to
be
finished
by
2020,
but
it
will
take
longer.
5. Hamburg
Location:
Germany
The
second
largest
city
in
Germany,
is
trying
hard
to
make
it
easier
for
people
to
walk,
so
that
nobody
drives.
A
‘Green
Network' project,
which
will
be
completed
in
the
next
15
to
20
years
will
connect
all
the
parks
in
the
city,
so
citizens
can
walk
or
cycle.
This
will
cover
40
percent
of
the
city's
space.
6.Helsinki:
Location:
Finland
Helsinki
is
inviting
more
people
and
letting
less
cars
on
the
streets.
The
city's
plan
is
to
transform
car-dependent
suburbs
into
walkable
communities,
linked
by
fast
public
transit.
The
city
is
building
mobility-on-demand
service
and
testing
a
new
app
that
helps
citizens
call
up
a
shared
bike,
car,
or
taxi.
In
a
few
years
from
now,
the
city
will
make
cars
unnecessary.
7. Milan:
Location:
Italy
Milan
has
come
up
with
a
good
way
to
make
people
stop
using
cars.
If
a
commuter
leaves
his
car
at
home,
he
will
get
a
free
public
transit
voucher.
Cars
are
kept
track
of
via
an
internet
connected
box
so
nobody
cheats
by
taking
their
cars.
So
each
day
the
car
is
at
home,
the
city
sends
a
voucher
with
the
same
value
as
a
ticket
on
the
bus
or
train.
Thats
smart!
8. Copenhagen:
Location:
Denmark
Copenhagen
has
more
than
200
miles
of
bike
lanes
and
bike
superhighways
are
under
development.
Over
half
the
city's
population
bikes
to
work.
Copenhagen
introduced
pedestrian
zones
in
the
1960s
in
the
city
centre
and
over
the
next
few
decades,
car-free
zones
started
increasing.
This
city
also
has
the
lowest
rate
of
car
ownership
in
Europe.
9. Mackinac Island:
Location:
USA
This
little
island
with
a
population
of
around
600
people,
banned
all
motorized
vehicles
back
in
1898,
apart
from
a
few
snowmobiles
and
emergency
vehicles.
Means
of
transport
on
this
island
is
by
foot,
bicycle
or
horse
carriages.
10. The Medina of Fes-al-Bali:
Location:
Morocco
The
Medina
of
Fes-al-Bali
is
the
largest
car-free
urban
area
in
the
world.
This
is
solely
due
to
the
fact
that
the
streets
are
narrow.
A
few
streets
are
so
narrow
that
even
bikes
won't
fit
through.
It
has
a
total
population
of
156,000.
11. Hydra, Saronic Islands:
Location:
Greece
In
Hydra,
Saronic
Islands
in
Greece,
no
motor
vehicles
are
allowed
apart
from
garbage
trucks.
Horses,
donkeys
and
water
taxis
are
the
main
transport
options
and
the
place
is
so
compact
that
people
walk
to
get
to
places.
12. La Cumbrecita:
Location:
Argentina
To
get
to
La
Cumbrecita,
one
has
to
get
there
by
foot.
There
is
a
big
parking
lot
well
outside
the
main
entrance,
where
vehicles
have
to
be
dropped
off.
The
place
focuses
on
eco-tourism
and
has
small,
stone-paved
streets.
13. Lamu Island:
Location:
Kenya
Lamu
Island,
once
known
for
slave
trade,
does
not
allow
vehicles.
Donkeys
are
the
most
famous
mode
of
transport
here
and
the
place
has
around
3,000
working
donkeys.
14. Venice:
Location:
Italy
Venice
is
one
of
Europe's
largest
car-free
urban
areas.
Walking
or
taking
a
boat
is
the
best
mode
of
transport.
Venice
has
about
400
bridges
that
connect
118
small
islands.