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Noise getting worse

“It’s worse than ever!”

— Wayland resident, May 2025

Noise News

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”

“Noise pollution is worst in poor / minority neighbor-hoods in segregated cities”

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