“I can’t tell you how horrible this is. People in our building leave during special events. We have a decibel meter and it has registered up to 125 dB with the windows closed. Friday to Sunday nights we can’t sleep, and the club downstairs is always loud. They’re supposed to have their windows shut, but … Read more
Testimonial Category: Vehicle noise
“The dirtbikes and cars without mufflers wake me up every single night. I have not slept through the night since moving here.” — Fox Point resident
“Se debe orientar más a la persona y sus efectos.” — Self-identified Latino resident of Charles Street
“It’s getting worse — noise ordinances continue to be ignored without consequences.” — Wayland resident
“What’s being done about cars blaring their music all hours? Police should be enforcing [noise limits], it is the worst form of noise pollution. People have to keep their windows closed in summer/spring and even then can’t sleep. You can hear the sound rattle windows.” — West End resident
“The best way to experience the pounding noise would be to come to Parkside Drive on a sunny day after 2:00 p.m., especially on a Saturday or Sunday. It sounds like Roger Williams Park is the Wild West of noise.” — South Elmwood resident
“As soon as the [the weather gets warm] the dirt bikes come out. From College Hill you can hear the bikes make loops from Thayer Street to Gano Street to the highway and South Main. It sounds like you are sitting inside a race track. It’s time to move from proving that there’s a noise … Read more
“Highway noise, especially loud exhausts, [and] idling cars nearby with loud modified exhausts, which is more aggravating because they sit there for 20 minutes, especially in winter. Also, music from the Bold Point Park concert venue all summer is anxiety provoking, especially the pounding bass drum and bass guitar.” — Fox Point resident
“It’s so frustrating that nothing seems to be done about noise pollution. I’ve lived in big cities all around the world — in California, Germany, England, and the Czech Republic — and I have never heard so much noise pollution in my life.” — Fox Point resident
“More needs to be done about noise. Living above a bar in Luoungo Square was quieter than living on Adelaide Avenue. [I suggest increased use of] speed bumps, re-directing traffic (one-way streets), removing traffic lights, banning large semi-trucks on residential streets, and noise detecting cameras, as they have in NY City.” — Self-identified African-American / … Read more