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Section of Vaubanallee (Author)
Vaubanallee
7km/h (4mph)
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Location of Parking lots and Traffic Calming Zones (Author)
Vaubanallee (Fraker,2009)
LOCAL POLICY
To make this system work, residents must declare their status of vehicle ownership on a yearly basis, and there is scope to allow for households to increase or reduce their vehicles as long as the transaction also includes a parking space.
Vauban is a nearly car-free community, supported by innovative traffic concepts and the promotion of alternative mobility
Restrictions To Car-Use Vauban decided to keep the original grid of the military base which is comprised narrow streets. There is a speed limit of 30km/h (18mph) on Vaubanalle, the main thoroughfare, while the side access
Fall 2009
roads have a limit of 7km/h (4mph) and are no-parking zones, aside from set-downs and deliveries (Schroepfer, 2007). Housing units and parking spaces are sold separately, which resulted in extra costs for vehicle owners of approximately € 18,000 plus a monthly fee to cover ongoing cost. Car owners must purchase a place in one of the multi-storey car parks on the periphery, run by a councilowned company.
Carfree households are organized in a special association and are granted exemption from the legal requirement to provide a parking space for each residential unit. The car-free association was required
Brian Gould, Seungyen Hong, Nicola Szibbo, Troy Reinhalter