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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: Law

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]

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

PVD Noise Law infosheet

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

2024 RI Assembly candidate survey results / endorsements

Response to Daily Herald article on noise cameras

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

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

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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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