Question

An urban planner is designing a new urban housing development. It will have five apartment buildings, two basketball courts, a playground with permeable foam pavers, a 10-acre green space with a small man-made pond, one 5-story parking deck, and direct access to the mass transit train line. Which of the following will best help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere? 1. The land cleared to build the new development occurs in a rural area rather than within the city limits. 2. Access to the mass transit train line will provide inhabitants an alternative to driving personal vehicles. 3. The playground is made with permeable foam pavers rather than with impervious concrete. 4. Food and other resources must be transported to the development from up to 200 miles away.

Answer 1

Answer:

2. Access to the mass transit train line will provide inhabitants an alternative to driving personal vehicles.

Explanation:

A direct access to mass transit train line will best help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.

Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases the results in severe climatic changes.

• The urban house being located close to a train line will provide another transportation means.
• This will ensure that inhabitants of the house would not solely rely on their personal vehicles for transport.
• Since some trains are powered by electricity, they reduce reliance on combustion engines of automobiles.