text: To begin with, Vauban, Germany, in this German city " Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district on the outskirts of Freiburg, near the French and Swiss borders. Vauban's streets are completely 'car-free'-- except the main thoroughfare, where the tram to downtown Freiburg runs, and a few streets on one edge of the community. Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two places to park -- large garages at the edge of the development,where a car-owner buys a space, for $40,000, along with a home."( P2, In German Suburn, Life Goes On Without Cars, Elisabeth Rosenthal) And in Paris, " After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city. On Monday motorists with even numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro fine ($31). The same would apply to odd-numbered plates the following day. Almost 4,000 drivers were fined, according to Reuters ... [Twenty-seven] people had their cars impounded for their reaction to the fine."(P10-13, Paris bans driving due to smog, Robert Duffer) That might seem a little bit harsh to some people but in turn " Congestion was down 60 percent in the capital of France, after five-days of intensifying smog ...(P14, Paris bans driving due to smog, Robert Duffer)