Vauban, Germany, home to 5,500 residents is taking a new rout to life... without cars. In this community street parking, drivewaves, and home garages are almost non-exsistant. The streets are "car free" except for the main thoroughfare. Cars are allowed, but there's only two places for parking: large garages and the edge of a development where the car owner has to pay 40,000 for the car space and buy the home.

70% of the people in Vauban don't own cars, and 54% have giving up their cars to live there. They feel happier without them. This is trending in Europe, people are calling it "smart planning" and it's also trending in the United States considering we have 50% green house gas from auto mobiles. With the less parking places, stores are just a short walk away from you.

In Paris they banned driving for a little while because of the almost record high pollution. Drivers on Monday with even numbered license plates were not permited into the streets or would get a 22 euro fine, and the same deal to odd numbered drivers the next day. 4,000 drivers were fined, and 27 cars were impounded for their reaction to the fine. It's not as easy for the people in Paris to get used to a car free community like the people in Vauban. Although the cogestion was brought down 60% in France's capital.

In Bogota, Colombia  millions of Colombians hiked, biked, skated or took buses to work during their car free day. This is their 3rd year of celebrating a day withouth cars in the capitol. The rain didn't stop people from participating either. This day, even just one day lowers their air polution and help realize the stress of driving. Two other cities in Columbia participated in this event, Cali and Valledupar.

The United States is also trying to make great changes to reduce green house gas polution. Statics show that people are buying less cars, driving less, and getting less license plates each year. With the changes and reduction each year, it will do great things to our envirmoent and the air we breathe. Although this would not help our economy, the car industry will be troubled. Driving by young people decresed 23 between 2001 and 2009. This could help us but also put our country more into debt.