The making of a “No More Noise” activist How does someone become a noise activist? Often, it’s a natural response to uncontrolled and damaging noise in your environment that otherwise won’t get addressed. Ingrid Buday — the founder of No
One neighborhood, divided by noise When Lucina Chavez-Rosique began jogging in the east side of Washington Heights, she immediately noticed the increase in noise. As a graduate student and a community worker, she wanted to learn more about why the
In the early days of the COVID pandemic, a group of researchers in France started a project called “The Silent Cities Project” to collect soundscape and noise data. In November 2022, they shared their story and their methodology in a
An interview about sound and noise with Tae Hong Park Dr. Tae Hong Park is a musician, composer, educator, and researcher. His projects include Citygram, a community-driven 3D mapping network, and GetNoisy, an airplane noise tracker. His philosophy is “of
Increase your sonic awareness with soundwalks What is a soundwalk, exactly? That’s what we talk about in part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Antonella Radicchi, an architect and researcher based in Berlin. Antonella wrote “A Pocket Guide to Soundwalking,”
Your digital contributions can help civic planning A conversation with the creator of the Hush City app Dr. Antonella Radicchi is a tireless advocate for reducing urban noise and enhancing public health. She tackles the issues through architectural planning, activism,
My first contribution to the Hush City map! I was in a local park recently and realized that it was an ideal candidate for “Hush City.” Hush City is an app with a map. It’s part of a project headed
Use the SoundPrint app for crowdsourcing quiet restaurants Greg Scott, founder of the SoundPrint app, lives in New York City. He created SoundPrint to keep track of quieter restaurant venues. Until he got the idea to create a crowdsourcing app
To be an effective advocate, you need data Dr. Erica Walker is a Harvard-trained researcher and an advocate for quiet spaces. She studies the health impacts of noise and maps noise levels in the Boston metropolitan area. And she shares
So what is SoundPrint? It’s an app that you can download from the App Store (iPhone) or Google Play. It’s free, and it’s a great way to share your decibel-level experience with other people. How can it help me? It’s