LSAT 139 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q6

RC Question 6 Explanation

DISCUSSION: This question asks what would happen if new housing subdivisions were built in the way new urbanists prefer. To answer this, you should look at lines 37-42, which describe those developments. They have:

• narrow streets
• housing with different price levels (i.e. neighborhoods aren’t segregated by economics)
• trees
• corner grocery stores
• small neighborhood schools
• cafes
• are walkable

That’s about all we know. You should look for the answer that mentions these factors.

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1. This is an extreme statement. The New Urbanists never said we would need no traffic related zoning laws. (Even a single law would contradict this answer.)
2. If anything, there would be more suburban apartment buildings if the new urbanists got their way. Currently, suburbs are mostly single family houses.
3. The New Urbanists don’t say whether people would need to commute to central business districts once traditional neighborhoods are built. Central business districts actually aren’t mentioned in the passage.
4. The passage doesn’t mention this sort of co-ordination between large cities and suburbs, so we have no idea if this would happen.
5. CORRECT. An increase in per capita grocery stores = more grocery stores per person.
    
   This is supported, because lines 37-42 say that there will be “corner grocery stores” and “small neighborhood schools”. If grocery stores and schools are small, then you need more of them per person.