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Central idea questions ask you to identify the overall point the author makes, not an isolated detail or an extreme claim. The paragraph presents several linked outcomes: injuries drop, vacancies decline, and merchants see more customers. These outcomes are framed as benefits associated with the city’s “protected bike lanes.” The only negative detail—drivers losing parking—is included as a counterpoint, but it does not outweigh the broader focus on safety and economic improvement. Choice B synthesizes these pieces: the policy reallocates street space (“shifting some space from cars”) with the purpose and effect of improving safety and boosting neighborhood business activity. Choice A is unsupported; there is no mention of a campaign. Choice C overgeneralizes the single counterpoint into a sweeping conflict and ignores the positive results emphasized by the author. Choice D is an extreme prediction not grounded in the text. On ELAR reading tasks, prefer answers that capture the paragraph’s full scope and purpose without adding claims not stated or implied.