There is some telling US style discussion of this article in yesterday's New York Times which you can pick up here . 
To my mind, most of these discussions invariably have more to say on (a) why it won't work or (b) at best only at the margin. Not all that useful.
World Streets aspires to do better. We have to look more broadly for inspiration and ideas.
What about this for a bit of mind-feeding counterpoint on this topic? Click here to see our short video with some views on exactly this topic from the perspective of one man on the street in city of Groningen.
Your comments?
Again that link is http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/carless-in-america/
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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@David: Groningen is not a German city, it's Dutch. So you know.
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A) It's not that 'simple'. The system works like this: There is access, but very limited access. Visitors are forced to make the most efficient choice, but residents don't park their car at the edges of town, but at their home. In the downtown area there's just dedicated parking for them and no one else.