The passage implies that an unexpected effect of creating pedestrian-friendly communities is A. a greater need for zoning of residential and business districts B. an increase in the market value of property in a given area C. A decreased emphasis on the importance of traffic and safety laws D. an elimination of the need for other methods of transportation

the choice that is not a technique that you should use to come up with ideas for the topic of a research project is, writing about academic subjects that are not interesting to you. this does not belong to the techniques to come up with ideas because having no interest in a certain topic will lose your drive to come up with better ideas. it gives no room for improvement and acquiring of new ideas and information. 

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it was a big part of the story, making a lot of plot points happen?