Germany’s “Green“ City (with more bikes than cars!)

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula! A Tale of Two Towns: Car-free vs. Not (Zermatt & St. Moritz) Patreon: NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive — Further Reading & References Type Ashton @TypeAshton Freiburg is fighting to become walkable after being resigned for cars post-WWII Historical photos from: “Missing Freiburg” - buildings destroyed Future History Freiburg,19150&ls=2867 Die letzte Autofahrt durch die Freiburger Innenstadt 1973 Freiburg: Germany’s futuristic city set in a forest - BBC Travel Dichte von Personenkraftwagen in europäischen Ländern im Jahr 2021 Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 regions Freiburg’s way to sustainability: the role of integrated urban and transport planning The Freiburg Pedestrian Zone The World’s Greenest Cities: Freiburg, Germany This German neighborhood has everything. Except cars. Creating a ‘Car-Free’ Community By Straß: Grauer Elefantderivative work: Pechristener This file was derived from: Straßenbahn Freiburg Liniennetz : using Open Street Map, CC BY-SA 3.0 Von Peter Kappus - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Car-free futures: How European cities are embracing green transport Is this the greenest city in the world? This video uses stock footage from Getty Images — Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:36 About Freiburg im Breisgau 1:06 Altstadt 2:14 Type Ashton 2:43 Destruction from WW2 and Cars 4:16 How Freiburg became so great 6:05 The suburb of Vauban 8:35 Other suburbs aren’t so great 9:10 Bicycle infrastructure 10:00 TRAMS!! 11:39 Getting out of the city 12:24 Freiburg Hauptbanhof 13:13 Why can’t we build like this today? 14:20 Car-free cities & Nebula 15:40 Supporter Shout-out