Which of the following is an infrastructure trend supported by the data shown in the table? A. Despite the country’s rapid economic growth, urban Chinese residents are unlikely to own cars as a means of transportation.

B. Automobile parts and assembly factories are declining in number within the major industrialized countries of the world.

C. The social development and growth of large metropolitan areas is limited in places where urban travel is limited to subways.

D. The economic growth and development of large metropolitan areas relates closely to the expansion of effective public transportation infrastructure.

E. The political development and growth of large metropolitan areas is dependent mainly upon the number of access points to the city’s transportation network.