A moment of "Hmm"

Just something that popped into my head: How much is downtown revitalization hampered by the fact that storefront parking is typically parallel and and in traffic besides, as opposed to parking that's simplified by the gridded asphalt outside a mall or superstore? I'm not the greatest parallel parker, not by any stretch; fortunately, my small car makes up for my skill deficiencies. I just wonder whether that consideration subconciously affects many people's decisions when cars are the primary means of connecting Point A and Point B.