easy · LSAT Reading Comprehension
Some urban planners have advocated for mixed-use development, in which residences and commercial spaces occupy the same neighborhoods. Proponents argue that mixed-use development reduces commuting and encourages walking, while critics note that it can create noise conflicts between residents and businesses.
Which one of the following can most reasonably be inferred about the proponents of mixed-use development?
- They regard cutting down commuting and promoting walking as benefits worth pursuing in urban areas.
- They consider walkability to be the single most important determinant of a given city's overall health.
- They were the very first group of planners ever to question the prevailing model of single-use zoning.
- They remain wholly unaware of the noise conflicts that critics often associate with mixed-use development.
- They firmly believe that mixed-use development carries no disadvantages of any genuinely significant kind.
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