“Even publishing the quietest and loudest neighborhoods, so folks can make informed decisions about where to possibly live if they are noise sensitive, would improve our quality of life in Providence.” — Self-identified African-American resident of Charles neighborhood, 2024 Mayor Brett Smiley supported measuring noise in Providence as a candidate, but reneged on doing so … Read more

“As part of a review of the noise level in our city and improved enforcement, noise should be measured on an ongoing basis in order to produce consistent data. Like any other issue we would study, we need the technology and the policies in place to properly measure this issue in order to make the … Read more