germany makes suburbs without cars

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/science/earth/12suburb.html?_r=1

See also: cul de sac video on Treehugger yesterday - new urbanism.

Driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district on the outskirts of Freiburg, near the French and Swiss borders. Vauban’s streets are completely “car-free” — except the main thoroughfare, where the tram to downtown Freiburg runs, and a few streets on one edge of the community. Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two places to park — large garages at the edge of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for $40,000, along with a home.
As a result, 70 percent of Vauban’s families do not own cars
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D: local zoning bylaws for residences mandate a certain amount of parking.
Once one has free parking, there is a temptation to use it by buying a car.

It's like there is a 'vehicle casino' and the car dealerships own the casino.
All the odds are on the house.
The house always wins.

Also, why don't buildings use built-in parking garages for high rise developments?
In town here, the city talked about building public parking for some hotel.
Why?
Sprawling parking lots just uses a lot of asphalt and sends the message that land is cheap.
It's not.
Free public parking spaces send the same message.