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
A
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