Vauban is the car free town of Germany

This city has gone to the next level in suburban pioneering by going 100% car free. Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district which is near the French and Swiss borders. Car ownership is allowed but you have only two places to park it. There are large garages at the edge of the development where you can buy a space for $40,000 along with a home. So 70% of the families do not own cars and 57% sold theirs to move into this district. Vauban was completed in 2006 showing an example of a growing trend in Europe, US and elsewhere to separate suburban life with the city life. Vauban which is home to 5,500 residents within a rectangular square mile may be the most advanced experiment in low-car suburban life. In this new approach, stores are placed a walk away, on a main street, rather than in malls along some distant highway.
[Times Of India]