I toured Culdesac, a Tempe, Arizona neighborhood that banned cars, and found a walkable oasis in the Phoenix suburb

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Culdesac Tempe: An alleyway lined with white buildings with red trimmings
Culdesac Tempe is a carless community in Arizona.

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I visited a car-free neighborhood in Arizona and was surprised that it felt 15 degrees cooler than the surrounding blocks

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Culdesac Tempe. Left: The author stands in a courtyard with trees and picnic tables. Behind her is a white building with boutique storefronts. Right: An alleyway lined with white buildings with red trimmings
Business Insider's reporter visited Tempe, Arizona's Culdesac neighborhood.

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I toured an Arizona neighborhood that banned cars and found a walkable oasis in the middle of a Phoenix suburb

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Culdesac Tempe: An alleyway lined with white buildings with red trimmings
Culdesac is a housing startup with a car-free neighborhood in Tempe, Arizona.

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I moved to an Arizona oasis that banned cars. It's as dreamy as I expected, but it can be a struggle to venture outside it.

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A man posing for a picture on the left, and the view of the exterior of apartments on the right.
John-Robert Rodríguez (left) moved to a car-free community, Culdesac, in Tempe, Arizona in 2023.

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See inside Starbucks' quest for 'the cup of the future'

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Mary-Catherine Burton, left and Sam Farahani discuss reusable cups at Starbucks headquarters Tryer Center.
Mary-Catherine Burton, left and Sam Farahani discuss reusable cups at Starbucks headquarters Tryer Center.

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See what it will be like to live in a new car-free planned community in Arizona

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An apartment at Culdesac in Tempe, Arizona
Culdesac is building an over 700-apartment car-free community in Tempe, Arizona.

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Arizona's terrible NHL team is begging voters for $200 million to build a permanent home, but stadiums are consistently huge money pits

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A collage illustration with a hockey player, hand holding money, and The Mullett Arena

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