Is the best car no car at all?

A new community in Germany is trying something radical; getting rid of the car. "There are numerous incentives for Vauban's 4,700 residents to live car-free: Carpoolers get free yearly tramway passes, while parking spots - available only in a garage at the neighborhood's edge - go for €17,500 (US$23,000). Forty percent of residents have bought spaces, many just for the benefit of their visiting guests. In a well designed community, where anything was in walking, biking or good public transportation distance, could you live without an automobile? (more)