In a passage analyzing urban planning, the author notes that 'walkable avenues bolster local commerce while reducing greenhouse emissions.' Which inference is most strongly supported?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Pedestrian-friendly designs can produce simultaneous economic and environmental advantages
- Step 1: The text explicitly connects walkable avenues to two distinct outcomes: economic ('bolster local commerce') and ecological ('reducing greenhouse emissions').
- Step 2: Therefore, urban pedestrian infrastructure yields concurrent economic and environmental benefits.
Answer
Pedestrian-friendly designs can produce simultaneous economic and environmental advantages.
Why not the others: 'Vehicular transportation will be completely banned' overstates the claim into an extreme absolute; 'Only retail businesses benefit' is contradicted by the broader environmental impact; 'Air pollution is caused entirely by delivery vans' introduces an unsourced absolute attribution.
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