text: In Vauban, a city in Germany almost all homeowners have given up their cars and turned to bicycling and walking to get where they need to go. Paris upholds a fine where people who have even-numbered license plates are allowed to drive on Monday's and odd-numbered plates on the next day. If a motorist did not abide by this rule they were forced to pay a $31 fine. Also, in Bogota, Colombia, the nations capital participate in an annual "Day Without Cars". Only buses and taxis were permitted and violaters faced $25 fines.