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There is for most chapters no english translation, but all existing internal english pages and links to external english websites are marked..The stories of the different Berlin carfree projects are still not translated, sorry.

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in Berlin:
... are living nearly half of all households carfree !
optically carfree old & new quarters (partly ecologically)
- incomplete selection -
note: only Britische Flagge - Union Jack.links lead to english pages

district Steglitz-Zehlendorf:
Woltmannweg Suburban Colony (Steglitz)
Eco Suburban Colony Berliner Str. / Colmarer Weg (Zehlendorf)
district Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg:
Riehmer`s Courtyard Garden (Kreuzberg)
district Neukölln:
Grauwackeweg Suburban Colony with Hofje-Project (Buckow)
district Treptow:
Residing At The Orchard (Johannistal)

more conventional eco housing projects

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district Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Woltmannweg Suburban Colony
(Woltmannweg-Siedlung, district: Steglitz)
• position:
- south rim of the city, see city map cut out (the red cross is right inside the area)
- surrounded by: Woltmannweg - Blochmannstraße - Geitnerweg - Lichterfelder Straße - Osdorfer Straße
- The Scheelestraße (in the middle of the area) has a big place, where (and at some entrances at the rim) a very helpful public map of the area is positioned.
• public transport:
- unfortunately not optimal: from S-Bahn-station "Osdorfer Strasse" (this is the station at the Noth-South-Line in direction to Lichterfelde-Süd) it takes a foot-walk ~10 min. in south direction along Osdorfer Straße - OR: Bus-line 186 up to 3rd station Mercatorweg. More bus-lines around (284, 380).
• urban design:
- Very large carfree area inside. Very calm, because very large suburban colony for 5,000 people; a real children`s paradise
- Area has ~7.3 hectares; ~500-650 meters x 130 meters
- most dwellings in public social building programme, additional some property dwellings. All built in the beginning of the 80ties by GSW with public futherance/advancement.
- 4-6 story-achitecture influenced by famous german architect Hans Scharoun (builder of Berlin`s Philharmonia), style of urban design is his idea of "urban city landscape" (Stadtlandschaft), style of architecture is partly / rudimentary "organic architecture" with some ecological elements (green roofs)
• mobility concept:
- Optically carfree (see definitions):
- Parking at the rim, and underground (about 1/3 of the site), therefore very high building costs; ~0,5 parking places per dwelling. 
- Inside no private traffic allowed and possible (barriers at the entrances, keys only for public services and the caretaker for special cases).

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Eco Suburban Colony Berliner Straße / Colmarer Weg
(Öko Siedlung Berliner Straße/Colmarer Weg, district: Zehlendorf)

missing translations coming soon ...

• position:
- south-west rim of the city, see city map cut out (the little carfree area is around the "Kita" on the west of the red cross)
- surrounded by: Berliner Straße - Colmarer Weg - Mörchinger Straße
• public transport:
- gute bis sehr gute Verkehrsanbindung: 7 min. zu Fuß zum S-Bhf Sundgauer Straße (S1) Richtung Yorkstraße, Potsdamer Platz (weiter nach Norden bis Oranienburg bzw. im Süden bis Potsdam), zwei Buslinien (148er, 101er) Richtung Ku'damm und Schloßstraße (auch Nachtbus) direkt vor dem Eingang, weitere Buslinie (184) am S-Bhf.
• urban design:
- ruhige, kleine Siedlung mit autofreiem Innenbereich und Öko-Kita
- Sozialer Wohnungsbau (WBS-Wohnungen), freier Wohnungbau, Genossenschaftswohnungen & Eigentumswohnungen.
- Gebaut von der GSW, der BBG, dem BWV und Eigentümern (Erstbezug 1992).
- kleiner Bachlauf mit See, Jugendgarten (1x pro Woche mit kostenloser Betreuung), zweisprachige (dt.-frz.) Naturkita in Fahrradnähe in Gründung
• mobility concept:
- Optically carfree (see definitions):
- Parking at the rim, and underground
• contact:
We are inviting socially and ecologically interested persons to join us:
.Anja-Katrin Fleig, Tel. +49-(0)30-54778243, or
- Marion Collavino-Loll, Tel. +49-(0)30-8113606

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district Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Riehmer`s Courtyard Garden
(Riehmers Hofgarten, district: Kreuzberg)

missing translations coming soon ...

• position:
- innercity, see city map cut out (the little carfree area is on the west of the red cross)
- surrounded by / access: Yorkstraße 83-86 - Hagelberger Straße 9+12 - Großbeerenstraße 56-57
• public transport:
- Sehr gute Verkehrsanbindung: U-6/U-7-Bhf Mehringdamm 2 min. zu Fuß, S-Bhf Yorckstraße 5 min. per Fahrrad, mehrere Buslinien (M19, 140, 341) in den umgebenden Straßen, auch Nachtbus.
• urban design:
- ruhiges, kleines autofreies Hofensemble, wie es für Berlin typisch ist (dieses jedoch besonders schön)
- Mietwohnungen
- many families with children
- built 1881-1899
• mobility concept:
- Optically carfree (see definitions):
- Parking at the rim in the surrounding public streets (no garages)
• links:
.www.berlin-hidden-places.de (or here)

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district Neukölln

Grauwackeweg Suburban Colony with Hofje-Project
(Siedlung am Grauwackeweg mit Hofje Projekt, district: Buckow)

missing translations coming soon ...

• position:
- south rim of the city, see city map cut out
- surrounded by: Grauwackeweg - Schlierbachweg - Sandsteinweg
• public transport:
- gute Verkehrsanbindung: S-Bhf Buckower Chaussee 6 min. per Fahrrad, 2 Schnellbuslinien (M11, X11) an der Marienfelder Chaussee. Weitere Linien am Mariendorfer Damm (M76, X76)
• urban design:
- ruhige, mittelgroße Siedlung mit autofreiem Innenbereich
- Hofje-Projekt: gemeinschaftliches Wohnen, aktive Hausgemeinschaft (initiiert vom Brückenschlag)
- Gebaut: 90-er Jahre.
• mobility concept:
- Optically carfree (see definitions):
- Parking at the rim in the surrounding public streets

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district Treptow

Residing At The Orchard
(Wohnen an der Obstbaumwiese, district: Johannistal)

missing translations coming soon ...

• position:
- in Johannisthal am Landschaftspark auf ehemaligem Flugplatzgelände
• public transport:
- gute Verkehrsanbindung: S-Bhf Schöneweide 8-10 min. per Fahrrad, mehrere Buslinien in der Nähe.
• urban design:
- ruhige, kleine Siedlung (6 Doppelreihenhäuser/12 WE) mit autofreiem Innenbereich; 
Baugruppen-Projekt:
- gemeinschaftliches Wohnen, aktive Hausgemeinschaft, mit Gemeinschaftshaus
- ökologische Architektur (Niedrigenergiehausstandard, Warmwasserkollektoren, Regenwasserzisterne etc.).
• mobility concept:
- Optically carfree (see definitions):
- Parking at the rim (~1.4 parking places/residential unit).
• news:
- Project is free for 7 more "building families"
• contact & links:
- www.baugruppe-obstbaumwiese.de (BuildingGroup-Orchard)

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More eco-housing projects (not carfree):

www.oekosiedlungen.de
- List of german cities with Eco-villages and single projects, contains some examples from Berlin

Senate of Berlin:
.Climate protection: Berlin saves energy (list of projects/archive: Building & Housing - Public Institutions - Industry & Commerce - Energy-Services - Solarenergy - Consciousness of Energy)

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definition optically carfree: car parking and motorised traffic is not allowed inside the quarter (with exceptions for the usual special cases like emergencies, furniture transports etc). Private parking is possible only at the rim and/or in underground garages. There is a conventional number of parking places, so there exist no further regulations (like "carfree contracts" etc) on car ownership.

exhibition:
.Carfree Life In Europe

plate Berlin-Mitte larger
(gallery at sujet.design)