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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

Board of Licenses

Letter to City Council Leaders on BOL

June 22, 2024April 12, 2023 by PNP
Categories Commercial noise, Government Tags Board of Licenses, City Council, Commercial noise

Letter to City Council president on BOL

October 23, 2023January 30, 2023 by PNP
Categories Government Tags Board of Licenses, City Council, Commercial noise

Noise Project letter to Mayor Elorza

November 4, 2024August 13, 2022 by PNP

Noise Project letter to Mayor Elorza* _______________ * Mayor Elorza never acknowledged or responded to our letter.

Categories Commercial noise, Government, Health, Policy Tags Board of Licenses, City Council, Health, Law, Policy

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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