Letter to the editor: Our city plans to allow major commercial development along the south waterfront and, in so doing, to increase its tax revenue. But, to succeed commercially, the development would inevitably create far more road traffic than the existing roads to the waterfront can handle, causing serious congestion. Providing enough roads or public transportation to the area would cost far more than the city could gain from the increased tax revenue.

Which of the following, if added to the city's plan, would be most likely to help solve the problem the letter describes?

A. Funding construction of new roads to the waterfront with a system of tolls on the new roads to the waterfront

B. Allowing residential development along the waterfront so that there will be waterfront residents who can walk to the commercial development

C. Giving tax breaks to developers of businesses along the waterfront to offset any tax levied on them for construction of roads or public transportation

D. Evaluating the net benefits that the commercial development would bring to the city in terms of improved quality of life for the city's residents rather than in financial terms

E. Allowing commercial development in other city neighborhoods whose roads are not seriously congested with traffic

【题目解析】

逻辑链:

前提commercial development---increase tax

结论：more roads----costs more

A. 资助兴建通往海旁的新道路，并在通往海旁的新道路实施收费制度。----------收费机器收钱了可以缓解了资金不足的情况。

B. 容许沿海旁的住宅发展，使海旁居民可步行前往商业发展。-----走过去又怎样？不能脑补走过去之后就带来经济发展和消费了，无关，排除。

C. 和钱有关，但是把商户的税收减缓了，还是不能弥补修路的投资。方向相反。

D. 评估商业发展将给城市带来的净效益，以改善城市居民的生活质量，而不是从财政角度。--------此选项属于喊口号式的选项，宽泛且不切实际，和钱无关

E. 允许在道路交通不严重拥挤的其他城市社区进行商业开发-----和其他社区无关，和钱无关，不能切实解决问题。