Maybe it's more a general complaint about cars. If the city has been requiring free parking spaces then it has been effectively paying for people to own cars.

Maybe it's more a general complaint about cars. If the city has been requiring free parking spaces then it has been effectively paying for people to own cars. In general I can see why certain leaderships would wish for less cars for broader reasons. Cars are wasteful and consume precious resources. They kill people, both directly, and indirectly. They discourage people from walking and cycling - both are good ways to increase livability and safety of a community. Finally, cars contribute to the damage we are doing to the planet. Some leaders care about the environment, or at least pretend to for votes.