Vauban Persuasive Essay In Spanish
Living in Miami you can’t really imagine life without a car. Of course we hate the traffic, but cars are what get us from point A to B. They seem necessary at this point, but what if I told you that reducing car usage actually has its advantages. You could be happier, and less stressed. They’ll be denser cities, and you’re even helping the earth! Reducing car usage results in less emissions, smog, and pollution. A little walking isn’t going to hurt. Modern life is full of stress, from work, to kids, to going home and doing it all over again. Traffic doesn’t make it any easier. In Vauban, Germany the people have given up their cars. Owning a car is allowed, but the thing is the parking space is $40,000, including a house. Since there is such an incredibly high price for a space to park your car, 70% of Vauban citizens do not own cars, and 57% sold their cars to move there. (S #1) Heidrun Walter, a mother of two said, “When I had a car I was always tense. I’m much happier this way.” (S #1) In a similar
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Their city is better for walking, and there’s more access to public transportation because of the lack of parking spaces. (S #1) Being able to walk around your city allows you to be more connected to life and friends around you. Michael Sivak, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute says his kids are not interested in obtaining a license, but instead “organize their summer jobs and social life around where they can walk or take public transportation or car-pool with friends.” (S #4) By walking, taking public transportation, and car-pooling they are helping in the mission to decrease gas emissions, and they are connecting more with the outside world and socializing more with their
Their city is better for walking, and there’s more access to public transportation because of the lack of parking spaces. (S #1) Being able to walk around your city allows you to be more connected to life and friends around you. Michael Sivak, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute says his kids are not interested in obtaining a license, but instead “organize their summer jobs and social life around where they can walk or take public transportation or car-pool with friends.” (S #4) By walking, taking public transportation, and car-pooling they are helping in the mission to decrease gas emissions, and they are connecting more with the outside world and socializing more with their