text: There are many advantages of limiting car usage. The people of Bogota, Vauban, and Paris know that in most cases, cars cause stress, and that even a day without it can refresh your mind. The citizens of Vauban, who do not use cars in their daily lives, are living comfortably, and happily, without producing carbon emmisions into the environment. Even Americans are jumping on the band wagon, where young people are now using cars only when public transport is unavailable. Cars make moving easy, there is no doubt in that. But can the emmisions of the vehicles be avoided, without sacrificing the quality of our daily life? According to Vauban, Bogota, and Paris, it can be done, and it will be done.         Schools should require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during summer break . Summer projects should be student-designed because as a students i feel as if you know whats best for you also , students designing there own projects can get really creative and fun . Not all students can depend on there parents getting the supplies they need because some kids might be homeless or going through a lot right now with family issues . Students designed projects can be about what they do over the summer or how they spend there summer .