[meyer]

"And to solve it, urban planners have tilted toward the less-is-better "new urbanism" philosophy, claiming that if cities provide less parking, the public will find other ways to go shopping,..."

All this does is cause the public to find other PLACES to go shopping! There's a downtown shopping mall in Chattanooga that sits half empty all the time and appears to be on the verge of bankruptcy constantly. The reason - nobody wants to pay $8 to park near there when they can park at Sears, Target, Kohl's, WalMart, or any other suburban store for FREE! And, despite the crowds at these suburban stores, there's always plenty of parking space!

[tbw2]

If you can’t go shopping in one trip to the grocer, these city planners expect people to go food shopping or pick up take out nearly every day. What you end up with is people with families moving out of the city or paying for grocery delivery.
And those who don’t live in the city but want something order it online instead.