-What Factor Most Contributed to the Decline of "Walking Cities

question 28

Multiple Choice

-What factor most contributed to the decline of "walking cities" and allowed city dwellers to live farther away from the core center of the cities where they worked?

• A) improvements in mass transportation such as the omnibus and steam-powered locomotive
• B) a rising crime rate within the centers of cities
• C) poor sanitation and lack of healthy drinking water within the city's core
• D) a desire to move away from areas populated by immigrants and the poor

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