text: To make this switch easier in suburbs, stores are put not on a highway, but on a main street that people can walk to. A community without cars provides its citizens with the ability to travel wherever they want on foot because things are much closer, and it also provides exercise. They would get more of a workout walking from place to place than driving around, letting loose greenhouse gases and putting others in danger with a two ton metal contraption. In Columbia, the residents of Bogota have been car free for three years, with the exception of buses and taxis. They are promoting alternative transportation and reducing smog, and also reducing the stress of some people. One man described riding a two-seat bicycle around with his wife. Many places are joining in on the action, including Cali and Valledupar in Columbia, and Paris, France.