NYT: A German town called Vauban, which was built and completed in 2006, is virtually car-free.  Only 30% of resident families own cars, and they must park them in municipal lots on the edge of town.  Streets are devoted to pedestrians and bicyclists, and neighborhoods are mixed-use, so people are within easy walking distance of all the necessities, from grocery stores to banks to pharmacies.

Vaubanians live kind of like New Yorkers … only on clean, quiet, and (it must be said) rather boring streets.  ;)

Fun fact:

Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe — a proportion that is growing, according to the European Environment Agency — and up to 50 percent in some car-intensive areas in the United States.