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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: Complaints

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”

— “It’s important to distinguish between sound that populations [normally] produce versus the unnecessary noise we’re willing to deal with or accept.”

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

PVD Noise Law infosheet

ProJo: 5,500 noise complaints in 2022, but only 19 citations

Noise Project letter to Mayor Elorza

Letter to City Council on License Board chair vote

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

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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”

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