text: The first point, described by previous car owners in Vauban, Germany is the lack of stress in their life after the conversion to a no-car lifestyle. "When i had a car I was always tense. I'm much happier this way." Citizen Heidrun Walter described the change as positive even while juggling her full-time jobs of being a media trainer and mom.  The loss of time spent in traffic has produced a more relaxed lifestyle in Bogota, Colombia as well.  Carlos Arturo Plaza, citizen, explains that the switch as "A good opportunity to take away stress." As a whole, nobody likes to sit in traffic and walking or riding a bicycle to work makes one less thing you have to worry about.