Freiburg in southern Germany is a remarkable place. It has a population of 240,000 and keeps winning prizes and accolades for its high quality of life.
This achievement manifests itself in low levels of congestion and pollution, high levels of cycling, highly integrated and high quality bus, rail and tram services, high levels of renewable energy from sun and wind, internationally acclaimed car-free residential areas and huge success in job creation related to research and development and renewable energy. The problems that most similar UK cities face simply do not exist in Freiburg.
Arriving at the main railway station provides direct access to the main bus station, a major tram stop and a cycling hub where bikes can be hired, parked and repaired.
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Public transport tickets cover the whole network and moving from tram to bus to local train is so easy that it makes car use unattractive by comparison.
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There is no rural transport problem. Buses and trains serve rural areas from very early until late at night and cover a dense network. If you are a visitor staying in the wider region in a hotel or a holiday home you pick up a "konus card", which grants free public transport throughout the region.
Freiburg has a thriving retail sector in the city centre with no significant development of out-of-town shopping malls.
So how does Freiburg achieve all this when UK cities in the main have relatively poor quality public transport and low levels of cycling?
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