Cities around the world are trying to find ways to reclaim their streets for people, forwalking, biking, and scootering from point to point. The goal is to make cities safer,cleaner and more fun while reducing or eliminating altogether the number of cars andtrucks that have dominated urban landscapes for almost a century. We talk to the LordMayor of Heidelberg, Germany, Dr. Eckart Wurzner, about his city’s efforts to create acar-free community, and Chris Shears, an urban designer, and planner who has longadvocated for transit-oriented, infill development to move Americans beyondauto-dependence.