easy · LSAT Reading Comprehension
Critics of the local community garden project argue that the land would be better used for affordable housing. While the need for housing is undeniable, the critics ignore the psychological and social benefits the garden provides to the neighborhood's current residents. The garden is not merely a collection of plants; it is a vital communal hub that fosters a sense of belonging in an otherwise anonymous urban environment.
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the passage?
- The garden's distinctive social and psychological value warrants keeping it even when the land is needed for other purposes.
- Community gardens are, over the long term, typically displaced by more profitable forms of commercial real-estate development.
- Urban environments are inherently isolating and, by their very nature, corrosive to the long-term well-being of their residents.
- The pressing demand for affordable housing matters considerably less than the imperative of safeguarding the natural environment.
- Affordable housing and a community garden can never realistically coexist together within the bounds of a single city neighborhood.
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