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Providence Noise Project

Providence Noise Project

“Noise is the New Smoking”

  • EFFECTS
    • Health effects of noise
    • Noise and public health
    • Noise effects on kids
    • Resident testimonials
  • LAWS
    • Providence
    • • Venue licensing (PVD)
    • Rhode Island
    • Federal
  • RESPONSES
    • • Vehicle Noise
    • • Noise monitoring
    • • Leafblowers
    • • Commercial noise
    • PNP policy proposals
    • Noise-policy timeline
    • ”Cities are noisy”
  • RESOURCES
  • ACT
    • Report excessive noise
    • Take PVD noise survey
    • Join Project e-mail list
    • Volunteer to help PNP
  • CONTACT

Goncalves 2022–2023 Quality of Life Plan

October 23, 2023July 22, 2022 by PNP
Bulleted list of ways to "de-normalize noise"
(Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RjBceIrnLs59qcH8t3-HWHrMrZfuGM-E/view)
Categories Government Tags City Council
‘Eliminating’ Noise Without Reducing It: The Planning Department’s Dike Street project
Noise Project letter to Mayor Elorza

Noise News

We cannot support PVD’s glacial leafblower regulations

NEW! Noise Project deploys second sound monitor in PVD

NY Times: “Is Rhode Island’s Capital Too Loud?” [spoiler]

View graphs of Community Noise Survey data

“Noise is inevitable in a big city; harmful noise is not”

NY Times: “Noise Can Take Years Off Your Life”

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