Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this
experimental. Well for residents of Vauban, Germany, living without cars is a reality, as the town has
now become a showcase for utopian vision of suburban planners. In Vauban, there is no
more parallel parking or squeezing your car into a garage bursting with lawn equipment
and bicycles. That’s because over 80 percent of those living in Vauban have no cars.
“Residents of this upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer
moms or commuting executives have ever gone before: they have given up their cars”.
People who own a house or a community are going to the suburbs and so does the
parents that have or have not gone before.
Automobiles are the linchpin of suburbs, where middle-class families from Chicago to …show more content…
In the early
2000s, obesity was at its peak, with McDonald's’ “Super Size” menu options, huge
SUVs, and endless television programs to keep couch potatoes on the couch. If you
visit New York City’s Manhattan, you won’t see a whole lot of obese people hurrying
down 5th avenue to hop on the subway or pick up groceries at the local market. Why is
this? Not many people drive in NYC, mainly because it would be far too expensive to
buy and park a car in this already monumentally expensive city. The cars one does
generally see are either from out of state, taxis, or businessmen who live in the other boroughs of the city. Very few who live in Manhattan drive.
In conclusion, limiting car usage has many advantages. We as people of the world
need to limit car usage for many reasons. The first reason is, because it reduces the
amount of pollution. The second reason is that many people around the world are in
favor of limiting car usage. The last reason is, because limiting car usage lowers
emissions and improves
experimental. Well for residents of Vauban, Germany, living without cars is a reality, as the town has
now become a showcase for utopian vision of suburban planners. In Vauban, there is no
more parallel parking or squeezing your car into a garage bursting with lawn equipment
and bicycles. That’s because over 80 percent of those living in Vauban have no cars.
“Residents of this upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer
moms or commuting executives have ever gone before: they have given up their cars”.
People who own a house or a community are going to the suburbs and so does the
parents that have or have not gone before.
Automobiles are the linchpin of suburbs, where middle-class families from Chicago to …show more content…
In the early
2000s, obesity was at its peak, with McDonald's’ “Super Size” menu options, huge
SUVs, and endless television programs to keep couch potatoes on the couch. If you
visit New York City’s Manhattan, you won’t see a whole lot of obese people hurrying
down 5th avenue to hop on the subway or pick up groceries at the local market. Why is
this? Not many people drive in NYC, mainly because it would be far too expensive to
buy and park a car in this already monumentally expensive city. The cars one does
generally see are either from out of state, taxis, or businessmen who live in the other boroughs of the city. Very few who live in Manhattan drive.
In conclusion, limiting car usage has many advantages. We as people of the world
need to limit car usage for many reasons. The first reason is, because it reduces the
amount of pollution. The second reason is that many people around the world are in
favor of limiting car usage. The last reason is, because limiting car usage lowers
emissions and improves