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38/~ I .1 allows for reasonable avenues of communication," Rehnquist wrote for the Court. Id. at 50, 106 S.Ct. at 930. I - The Supreme Court found that Renton's "interest in preseNing the quality of urban I life" is a "vital" governmental interest. The substantiality of that interest was in no way diminished by the fact that Renton "relied heavily" on studies of the secondary effects I of adult entertainment establishments by Seattle and the experiences of other cities, Rehnquist added. Id. at 51, 106 S.Ct. at 930-31. I The First Amendment does not require a city, before enacting such an ordinance, to conduct new studies or produce evidence independent of that I already generated by other cities, so long as whatever evidence the city relies upon is reasonably beiieved to be relevant to the problem that the city I addresses. That was the case here. Nor is our holding affected by the fact that Seattle ultimately chose a different method of adult theater zoning than that chosen by Renton, since Seattle's choice of a different remedy to I combat the secondary effects of adult theaters does not call into question either Seattle's identification of those secondary effects or the relevance of Seattle's experience to Renton. -. Id. at 51-52,106 S.Ct. at 931. . Rehnquist's inquiry then addressed the means chosen to further Renton's I substantial interest and inquired into whether the Renton ordinance was sufficiently "narrowly tailored." I His comments on Renton's means to further its substantial interest suggest that I muniCipalities have a wide latitude in enacting content-neutral ordinances aimed at the secondary effects of adult-entertainment establishments. He quoted the Younq I plurality for the Proposition that: lt is not our function to appraise the wisdom of [the city's] decision to require I adult theaters to be separated rather than concentrated in the same areas. . " [TJhe city must be allowed a reasonable Opportunity to I experiment with solutions to admittedly serious problems. Id. at 52, 106 S.Ct. at 931 (quoting Younq, supra, 427 U.S. at 71,96 S.Ct. at 2453). I -I -34- .