Are you sure we’re not talking about the same thing while seemingly saying opposite?

I love that my town has a “traditional” Main Street and town common. All these great common resources near each other and very walkable. During COViD I started a regular activity with my kids to walk to the common, get takeout from a new Pakistani place, to eat in the Common. Then walk down the street for some Boba or ice cream.

Cars are not a problem. There is some street parking but not much, or my town has been closing the street to cars on summer weekends. I love it.

However there is also plenty of parking, just not where it interferes with people . There are small to medium lots behind the stores along the street, there are garages at the train station and movie theater, a lot at City Hall, etc

I may have a fmdifferent experience than most in the US, where I see both walkability and parking. I see opportunity to travel without car, without making drivers miserable. We don’t have to pick all it nothing