%0 Journal Article %T Cities without cars – alternative for private transport in the city %A Żabicka, Agnieszka %J Housing Environment %V 2018 %R 10.4467/25438700SM.18.072.9988 %N 25/2018 %P 4-12 %K City, user, car, sustainable transport, innovations %@ 1731-2442 %D 2019 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/cities-without-cars-alternative-for-private-transport-in-the-city %X World is constantly developing, and new technologies that improve our life are being introduced. One of them was a car which is still present in urban spaces. The driver became the dominant traffic user. Urban interiors are overwhelmed by parking spaces which are present everywhere around. Without them the city could not function, having to adopt constantly increasing number of vehicles. Paying attention to a healthy, clean environment, free from pollution and noise, makes it worth considering whether there is an alternative to the car in urban space? What changes brings the idea of sustainable transport in a city free of private vehicles? Problematic aspects were discussed on the basis of three significant examples: Oslo, San Francisco, as well as Masdar City.