Which of the following lists the major problems facing cities such as Transportation, Fire, Crime, Housing, Greenspace, and Sanitation?

• A. Transportation, Fire, Crime, Housing, Greenspace, Sanitation
• B. Water supply and sewage
• C. Unemployment and drought
• D. Rural depopulation

Answer: (A)

Cities face a core set of service and quality-of-life challenges that shape planning and everyday life: transportation systems, fire protection, crime and safety, housing, greenspace, and sanitation. The list given matches these central urban concerns, covering mobility, public safety, housing needs, environmental quality, and waste management—all essential areas a city must manage to function well.

The other options focus on issues that are either more specific utilities (like water supply and sewage), broader macroeconomic or climate factors (unemployment and drought), or rural-focused trends (rural depopulation), which don’t capture the whole spectrum of major urban problems in the way the listed items do.