[BlargMcLarg]

The majority of places where housing is a problem are places where it makes far more sense to go through the short term pains of minimizing car usage in favor of long term space optimization. Cars take an obscene amount of space when combining everything required to keep individual car ownership afloat.

Almost all the problems you present can be solved by planning differently. You don't need bulk grocery shopping with a shop open nearby in walking distance, available at least once every 3 day. Big housing furniture is a rare occurrence and can be delivered, or you can rent a car capable of transporting it. Punctuality can be solved socially. The main problem is density, and cities certainly don't have a shortage of population density.

Car ownership is a huge luxury with a giant price tag, and it's finally catching up to society.