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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: Commercial noise

Our response to proposed PVD leafblower regulations

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

PVD City Council seeks to prevent noise — from East PVD

Noise Project letter to Mayor Elorza

Noise levels in Providence are driving people out of the city

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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