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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

PNP Link Category: City Government

Mayor Smiley on noise in Providence

Goncalves Quality-of-Life Plan: ‘De-normalize’ noise in PVD

Our response to the Brown Daily Herald op-ed on noise

Noise Project letter to Mayor Elorza

Letter to City Council on License Board chair vote

PVD City Council Approves Resolution Proposing Study of Noise

2022 Providence Primary Election Endorsements

City Council proposes noise amendments for leafblowers

“The City that Endangers the People It’s Supposed to Protect”

Statement on noise by City Council candidate Doris De Los Santos, Ward 15

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Noise News

NEW! Noise Project deploys initial sound monitor in PVD

Our response to proposed PVD leafblower regulations

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”

All news items

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