We are visiting Freiburg and realize that what is said is real... and works since many years now. Freiburg in summary:
- Mix of uses and high residential density
- Jobs on-site. Integration of office and retail space along transit-served arterial streets
- Alternative transportation. Transit oriented development with frequent rail and bus service, high quality walking and bicycling paths, convenient bicycle parking, car share vehicles, traffic calming and 20mph speed limit on all streets
- Energy efficiency. Low energy standard of 65 kWh per square meter per year, met by building multi-story attached buildings with passive solar design and district heating systems
- Water conservation. Rainwater collection and use indoors, green roofs, pervious pavements, unpaved tramways, and drainage sloughs
- Social infrastructure. Community associations, libraries, churches and other meeting centers, shared courtyards and play areas, community gardens
- Range of financing and housing forms. Mixture of subsidized and privately-financed housing.
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