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    • DEMOGRAPHICS
      • AGE
      • EDUCATION
      • EMPLOYMENT
      • HOUSING TYPE
      • INCOME
      • NEIGHBORHOOD
      • SEX
      • RACE
      • RESIDENCY
    • PERCEPTIONS
      • SOUND SENSITIVITY
      • DETERMINANTS OF ANNOYANCE
      • TEMPORALITY
      • PERCEPTIONS BY NEIGHBORHOOD
      • WORKPLACE PERCEPTION
    • NOISE COMPLAINTS
      • TEMPORALITY OVERALL
      • TIME OF DAY
      • DAY OF WEEK
      • MONTH
      • TEMPORALITY BY TYPE OF COMPLAINT
      • TIME OF DAY
      • DAY OF WEEK
      • MONTH
      • NEIGHBORHOOD
      • TIME OF DAY
      • DAY OF WEEK
      • TYPE
    • HEALTH IMPACTS
      • PHYSICAL
      • MENTAL HEALTH
      • SLEEP & RELAXATION
    • NOISE ABATEMENT
    • ADVOCACY STRATEGIES
  • SOUND MAPPING
    • SOUND LEVEL MAPS
      • A-WEIGHTED SOUND LEVELS (dBA)
      • DAY
      • NIGHT
      • UNWEIGHTED SOUND LEVELS (dB)
      • DAY
      • NIGHT
      • UNWEIGHTED – A – WEIGHTED SOUND
      • DAY
      • NIGHT
    • SOUND PERCEPTION MAPS
      • AIRCRAFT ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • HORNS ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • LEAF BLOWER ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • NEIGHBORHOOD SOUND ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • NOISE COMPLAINT HEAT MAP
      • SOUND SENSITIVITY
      • ROAD TRAFFIC ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • STREET ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • TRAIN ANNOYANCE LEVELS
    • HEALTH OUTCOMES MAPS
      • SELF-REPORTED
      • OVERALL HEALTH STATUS
      • HOURS OF SLEEP
  • SOUNDSCAPES
    • COMMUNITY SOUND PORTRAITS
    • URBAN SOUND BITES
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    • REPORT CARDS LIST
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SOUND PERCEPTION MAPS

Aircraft Annoyance Levels


Horns Annoyance Levels


Leaf Blower Annoyance Levels


Neighborhood Sound Annoyance Levels


Noise Complaint Heat Map


Sound Sensitivity


Road Traffic Annoyance Levels


Street Sound Annoyance Levels


Train Annoyance Levels


HORNS ANNOYANCE LEVELS

Horns. What would a city be without them? Quieter, for sure. Horn sound is a very polarizing issue. On one side of the coin, you have those residents completely unfazed. As a matter of fact, they view horns as part of the soundtrack of the city. From a decibel perspective, horns are loud. Field measurements show that they can be as loud as 80 – 85 dBA. Train horns can be even louder (a mind boggling 120 + dBA).
The map presented here shoes the distribution of annoyance levels from horn sound based on results from The Greater Boston Neighborhood Noise Survey. Do you notice any particular patterns?

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THE 2016 GREATER BOSTON NOISE REPORT BY WWW.NOISEANDTHECITY.ORG I   ERICA WALKER  I  JULIO CÉSAR ROMÁN  I  MARCOS LUNA

INTRODUCTION


INTRODUCTION


SURVEY


DEMOGRAPHICS


PERCEPTIONS


NOISE COMPLAINTS


HEALTH IMPACTS


NOISE ABATEMENT


ADVOCACY STRATEGIES


SOUND MAPPING 


SOUND LEVEL MAPS


SOUND PERCEPTIONS


HEALTH OUTCOME MAPS


SOUNDSCAPES


COMMUNITY SOUND BITES


URBAN SOUND BITES


REPORT CARDS


GRADING METHODOLOGY


REPORT CARD LIST


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