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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- 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.)
- If anything, there would be more suburban apartment buildings if the new urbanists got their way. Currently, suburbs are mostly single family houses.
- 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.
- The passage doesn’t mention this sort of co-ordination between large cities and suburbs, so we have no idea if this would happen.
- 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.
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