cities without cars

[yubnub]

Ive been lucky enough to travel alot recently and one city that really stands out in my memory is Venice. I think one of the prime reasons for this is the city can be enjoyed without having to worry about road traffic making noise, danger and fumes. So my question is, are there any other cities like Venice that have no cars?

[earthJoker]

I think it is possible, that Venice is really the largest city without cars. There are large pedestrian zones in many European cities, and also a few alpine towns with no cars, but I can't think of any city of that scale.

[The Cake On BBQ]

Tibet and Nepal?

[joshsam]

Mackinac Island, Mich., United States
The Medina of Fes-al-Bali, Morocco | Pop: 156,000
Hydra, Saronic Islands, Greece | Pop: 3,000
La Cumbrecita, Argentina | Pop: 345
Lamu Island, Kenya | Pop: 2,000-plus

[joshsam]

Louvain-la-Neuve Most or all of the city University town; surface is car free; streets and parking are below pedestrian streets

Brugge
(Bruges) Medieval town with large car free center

Gent 350,000 m² Entire city heart 80.000 in car- free zone Largest car free area in Belgium; Public transport, taxis and permit holders may enter but not exceed 5 km/h

[joshsam]

Go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...places#Belgium
and find out wich cities/towns are partly or totally carfree in your country!

[earthJoker]

Originally Posted by joshsam

Mackinac Island, Mich., United States
The Medina of Fes-al-Bali, Morocco | Pop: 156,000
Hydra, Saronic Islands, Greece | Pop: 3,000
La Cumbrecita, Argentina | Pop: 345
Lamu Island, Kenya | Pop: 2,000-plus

The Medina of Fes-al-Bali seems to be the only one of the list that I would consider a city.

Tibet and Nepal?

No!


Lasa


Kathmandu

[castermaild55]

it does not need a car in Tokyo

[The Cake On BBQ]

Forgot to mention, Prince Islands (pop 100,000) of Istanbul is also car-free.

[joshsam]

Originally Posted by The Cake On BBQ

Forgot to mention, Prince Islands (pop 100,000) of Istanbul is also car-free.

True!!! all forgotten, I've been there on Adalar several years ago

[Atmosphere]

They are building a city without cars in Abu Dhabi. It's called masdar city and everything relies on small metro cars under the ground. They are already working on it.

http://www.masdar.ae/en/home/index.aspx

[El_Greco]

^ Whos going to live there I wonder, from that aerial it looks like its going to be a hyper dense place.

[poshbakerloo]

I know Sheffield has tons of cars...BUT!!.....they really aren't needed. I've lived there for 3 years and i can't even drive haha

[hkskyline]

Discovery Bay, a Hong Kong suburb, has no cars - only buses ply the main road and golf carts.

[Steel City Suburb]

I know what you are getting on to.

Venice is peaceful and without cars, its more relaxed.

[dark_shadow1]

Originally Posted by Steel City Suburb

its more relaxed.

Relaxed? Not with an average density of around 1 million tourists per square meter.

[yubnub]

Originally Posted by dark_shadow1

Relaxed? Not with an average density of around 1 million tourists per square meter.

most of those 1 million can be found in St Marks square or around the Rialto which is great because it leaves most of the rest of the city peaceful and beautiful

So there seem to be some other car free places but none of them seem comparable to Venice.

I did however find out about a place in China often referred to as the "Chinese Venice" called Suzhou. It seems like a large city but it has an old district that is full of canals. There seem to be a few other similar places in CHina as well that i hope to visit one day

[hkskyline]

Originally Posted by yubnub

most of those 1 million can be found in St Marks square or around the Rialto which is great because it leaves most of the rest of the city peaceful and beautiful

So there seem to be some other car free places but none of them seem comparable to Venice.

I did however find out about a place in China often referred to as the "Chinese Venice" called Suzhou. It seems like a large city but it has an old district that is full of canals. There seem to be a few other similar places in CHina as well that i hope to visit one day

Yes, there are a couple of "water towns" in the Yangtze River Delta. Besides Suzhou, smaller ones include Zhouzhuan and Wuzhen. I visited Zhujiajiao last December. It is about an hour west of Shanghai.

[joshsam]

So there seem to be some other car free places but none of them seem comparable to Venice.

The Medina of Fes-al-Bali, Morocco | Pop: 156,000

I don't now about the historical number of people that lived in venice but today that's only 80.000, Fes-al-Bali is bigger...

[earthJoker]

Well, it would be interesting to see the numbers with tourists included.