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You'll hear a presentation arguing that low-density sprawl makes Canadian cities harder to get around.

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1Helen's daughter
Alives closer to the centre than Helen did.
Btakes the same bus Helen did.
Clives in the same region as Helen did.
Dhas a much shorter trip than Helen did.
2City planners in Canada have
Aapproved low-density sprawl for decades.
Bmanaged to make the suburbs easier to get around.
Crefused to build any new highways.
Drun out of land to develop.
3The speaker argues that planning policy should
Aapprove more distant subdivisions.
Bencourage people to work from home.
Cwiden the major highways.
Dfavour building closer together.
4In one Toronto suburb, many people opposed
Alarger house lots.
Ba few apartments near a transit station.
Ca new highway interchange.
Da new shopping plaza.
5One reason people choose the distant edge is that
Athe homes there are cheaper.
Bthe schools there are better.
Cthe commute there is shorter.
Dthe buses there are faster.
6The speaker believes that
Athe budget for highways should grow.
Bcurrent planning policies are bound to fail.
Cmore subdivisions will make life easier.
Ddensity never works in Canada.
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