[amrcnimgrnt]

That's context dependent. Where I live it's not a problem that a car takes up space (my car is parked in my home's basement).

Where I typically go to it's a relatively minor problem - most places I go to only need 4 to 5 places to park cars.

Work is in the middle of nowhere, again not an issue except that the government employees have reserved the lot by the building for themselves despite it being large enough to house the contractors as well (the govt. employees want to ensure they get the spots nearest the building).

Should the city of Rome have cars? No. But we don't (nor can we!) all live in a small European city