“Noise is the New Smoking”
“I live near a busy intersection. When the light is red, I hear motor vehicles revving their engines — this includes motorcycles and motorbikes, and cars and trucks whose owners have illegally modified their exhaust systems to be louder. I have found the noise to be unbearable almost year-round except for the winter. This summer … Read more
“We moved to Providence a year ago after decades in NYC and London, where we have never experienced noise levels like the ones we’re subjected to here. Our terrace is unusable and our windows must be closed because of the constant din of speeding motorcycles, unmufflered cars, booming radios, and large trucks speeding off of … Read more
“I live near a very busy LOUD intersection at Lloyd / Hope / Brook Streets. The majority of the noise is from trucks with loud exhaust pipes that barrel down the street … and Brown facilities vehicles. There are also garbage services that come at 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. to unload large trash bins … Read more
“The two major noise sources are excessively loud motorcycles / cars and leafblowers and weed whackers. Construction noise and loud beeping trucks are annoying, but it’s a temporary and necessary situation.” — College Hill resident
“Tenants in my building have moved out because of … the noise from garbage and delivery trucks (full-size tractor trailers) that use parking lots abutting our building to access local restaurants / stores.” — Wayland Square resident