Planning in and of itself is not the problem, Sg.
It's how it is implemented. Such as parking lots that are too cramped to move about in without danger.....seen those? How about streets that wander through neighborhoods with multiple dead ends.....how green is that?
Planning should evolve around efficiency, aka, useability. If you have trouble directing strangers to a location (like your address), you are experiencing a planning problem. If you have to back up to fit your car into a parking spot, you are experiencing a planning problem.....more, much more.
Every time I have to jump a curb with my boat trailer because some jerk planner thinks entrances only need be wide enough for compact cars, something is wrong.
Bicycles and pedestrian-only area may function for some, but they are far from functional for many.
Similarly, I have motorized boats.....because I want to get where I want to go.......I don't enjoy waiting in lines any more than I would enjoy waiting for the wind to blow in a favorable direction.
When planners and efficiency start talking to each other perhaps I'll change my view of them being obstructionists. (probably a "progressive" concept?)