Eco-friendly city (a blueprint for car-free city) Author – Anish Vaidya August 2016 Copyright © 2016 [Anish Vaidya] Contents 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 2.1. City Block 2.2. Facility Corner 3. A Growing City 4. Anatomy of a City Block 4.1. Residential Space 4.2. Facility Square 5. Transportation 5.1 Inter-mode transport 5.2 Intra-mode transport 5.3 Inter-City Transport 5.4 Goods transport 5.5 Refuse Collection 6. Summary 7. References 8. Appendix Abstract With the growing human footprint on the planet, it is imperative to develop a sustainable model to ensure our existence for generations together. Factors like excessive land use for residential purposes, carbon emissions from residential, business and transportation must be controlled. Sprawling urban complexes and cities are the fruits of poor city planning, both from housing and transportation perspectives. An attempt is made in this paper to portray a practical