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Photo credit: Elina Sazonova by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I recently wrote about Paris closing more than 500 streets to vehicular traffic in order to reduce transportation noise. The Washington Post just reported that a beneficial side effect of...
Photo credit: melikeobscura by Halimat Olunlade, Social Media Manager Noise impacts all forms of life, even in the world's most remote areas. The Galapagos Islands, which once inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, are now helping us understand the effects of...
Photo credit: Nout Gons by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition With the headline "Honking Complaints Plunge 69% Inside Congestion Pricing Zone," The City website in New York reports on an unintended side benefit of a government intervention meant to decrease...
Photo credit: Kaique Rocha by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition This Bloomberg article titled: "A Loud Warning from the Past about Living with Cars" covers a lot of ground, and leaves much to think about. Bloomberg contributor and vehicle expert...
Photo credit: jimmy teoh by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies This week, the Columbia Climate School published an article titled: “How Congestion Pricing Will Benefit New...
Photo credit: tousif khan by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies This recent article in the United Kingdom's Citti Magazine revealed that 69% of the UK public wants support...
Photo credit: Tom Jackson by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Louisiana Illuminator published an article by reporter Lue Palmer about noise pollution from gravel trucks along a road in a formerly quiet neighborhood in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. The...
Photo credit: Joey Lu by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Think about honking if you ❤️ conceptual art. That’s the bumper sticker I saw in a parking lot recently. Judging from the 2014 date and mention of the Walker Art Center, I think it’s referring to a...
Photo credit: S. von Hoerst by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition In late July, residents of two San Francisco apartments began losing sleep as the sounds of horn honking from a fleet of autonomous vehicles filled the parking lot their buildings face....