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Further Reading & References
Type Ashton
https://www.youtube.com/@TypeAshton
Freiburg is fighting to become walkable after being resigned for cars post-WWII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKtz8-rhbAQ
Historical photos from:
https://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/de/landesarchiv/standorte/staatsarchiv-freiburg/47231
https://www.facebook.com/vistatour.de
https://www.facebook.com/HistorischesFreiburg
https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/6JE6WHVFUESGXUZHNFXMFJRVYGCQHB2X
https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/URBPYL2J4MRKRQZIG43YHS3DCFK7LHYP
https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/FPAQD7GJCETSZ4J36HAVBNDTIP6XRFR5
https://www.badische-zeitung.de/freiburg-mitte/einst-standen-hier-dkw-und-horch–4964152.html
https://www.badische-zeitung.de/nach-dem-krieg-war-der-norden-freiburgs-lange-eine-truemmerlandschaft
https://www.mitwelt.org/kein-akw-in-wyhl.html
https://www.badische-zeitung.de/in-den-1960er-jahren-gehoerte-freiburgs-muensterplatz-noch-den-autos
“Missing Freiburg” – buildings destroyed
Future History
https://www.future-history.eu/de/fh-entdecken-map?t=264,Verschwundenes+Freiburg,19150&ls=2867
Die letzte Autofahrt durch die Freiburger Innenstadt 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUdNJl9zcUw
Freiburg: Germany’s futuristic city set in a forest – BBC Travel
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200715-freiburg-germanys-futuristic-city-set-in-a-forest
Dichte von Personenkraftwagen in europäischen Ländern im Jahr 2021
https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/163406/umfrage/kfz-dichte-in-ausgewaehlten-europaeischen-laendern/
Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 regions
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/TRAN_R_VEHST__custom_6385961/bookmark/table?lang=en&bookmarkId=8dee8b9a-0c4f-4f1d-b24c-999f39c62a35
Freiburg’s way to sustainability: the role of integrated urban and transport planning
https://www.academia.edu/522549/Freiburgs_way_to_sustainability_the_role_of_integrated_urban_and_transport_planning
The Freiburg Pedestrian Zone
https://www.innovation-academy.de/en/the-freiburg-pedestrian-zone/
The World’s Greenest Cities: Freiburg, Germany
https://www.litterbins.co.uk/blog/the-worlds-greenest-cities-freiburg-germany/
This German neighborhood has everything. Except cars.
https://expmag.com/2021/09/this-german-neighborhood-has-everything-except-cars/
Creating a ‘Car-Free’ Community
https://archive.nytimes.com/green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/creating-a-car-free-community/
By Straßenbahn_Freiburg_Liniennetz_1.png: Grauer Elefantderivative work: Pechristener
This file was derived from: Straßenbahn Freiburg Liniennetz 1.png:
using Open Street Map, CC BY-SA 3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31624475
Von Peter Kappus – Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8300001
Car-free futures: How European cities are embracing green transport
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/05/27/car-free-futures-how-european-cities-are-experimenting-with-green-transport
Is this the greenest city in the world?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/mar/23/freiburg.germany.greenest.city
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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
