You raise some very good points.  Our focus on the car as a force that must be accommodated is misguided.  At least for the hundreds of people that are moving to Sidney as it densifies.  Certainly ways exist to make Sidney less car oriented, For example, we could be doing a better job of managing parking. Currently the price for parking is too low ( free) and this is proven by the lack of parking at peak demand times. So how about managing parking through pricing it. Another way is to remove parking such as by selling some of the publicly owned lots- not all, but some. The proceeds of the sale of these lots should be used to provide better bus service around the peninsula and into Victoria.  Other means of making Sidney less car oriented would be to make it more bicycle friendly. This can be done by making a series of streets priority bicycle lanes.  These streets should be narrowed and have more trees planted.  There is lots more that can be done.