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HandWiki. Carfree City. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/36782 (accessed on 26 September 2026).
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A car-free city or carfree city is a population center that relies primarily on public transport, walking, or cycling for transport within the urban area. Carfree cities greatly reduce petroleum dependency, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, automobile crashes, noise pollution, urban heat island effect and traffic congestion. Some cities have one or more districts where motorized vehicles are prohibited, referred to as car-free zones.
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- What happened when Oslo decided to make its downtown basically car-free? https://www.fastcompany.com/90294948/what-happened-when-oslo-decided-to-make-its-downtown-basically-car-free
- What happens when a city bans cars from its streets? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191011-what-happens-when-a-city-bans-car-from-its-streets
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