The heavy traffic in Masana is a growing drain on the city's economy--the clogging of the streets of the central business district alone cost the economy more than $1.2 billion over the past year. In order to address this problem, officials plan to introduce congestion pricing, by which drivers would pay to enter the city`s most heavily trafficked areas during the busiest times of the day.
Which of the following, if true, would most strongly indicate that the plan will be a success?
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AApproximately one-fifth of the vehicles in the central business district are in transit from one side of the city to the other.
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BPlanners expect that, without congestion pricing, traffic in Masana is likely to grow by 6 percent in the next five years.
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CIn other urban areas, congestion pricing has strongly encouraged carpooling (sharing of rides by private commuters).
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DSeveral studies have shown that a reduction in traffic of 15 percent in Masana could result in 5,500 or more new jobs.
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EOver 30 percent of the vehicles in the city's center are occupied by more than one person.
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正确答案: C