Have you ever walked to work or have you rode a bike to work? Many people dont,then again many people do. For example in New York there is a new bike-sharing program for people who perfer to ride a bicycle to get to poing A to point B. There are many other alternitives to getting to point B from point A like Mr. Sivak has said "A car is just a means of getting from A to B when BART doesen't work.".

In Paris the usage of cars has lead to days of near-record pollution rivaled by Beijing,China. Paris has worked to fix this problem by banning the usage of cars on certain days acording to their license plates. For example on mondays motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars,if one did not listen they would be fined 22-euros. That day almost 4,000 drivers were fined. Due to this new ban congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France.

In another part of the world in Vauban, Germany there is a suburb that has had Street parking, driveways and home garages forbiden. This german suburb is completly car free with an exception of thoroughfare. Car ownership is allowed, but it is highly inconviniant for the owners. As a result, 70 percent of Vauban's families do not own cars. Vauban is an example of a growing trend in Europe.

In conclusion, there are many alternitives to getting around place to place. Such as riding bicycles and taking publick transportation in New York, Paris, Germany.