Too Loud to Hear the Train! Noise Assessment, Implications, and Mitigation Strategies on Light Rail Platforms
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2014
Subject Area
mode - tram/light rail, infrastructure - station, land use - planning, planning - service quality
Keywords
LRT platforms, noise, freeway stations
Abstract
Transit planners often place light rail station platforms in the middle of freeways to avoid land acquisition costs and neighborhood opposition. However, waiting for the rail at these platforms is unpleasant and may present a health risk. The study measures, compares, and contrasts noise levels at such “freeway stations” with noise levels encountered at non-freeway stations. It identifies the factors contributing to noise in both types of stations and presents recommendations for quieter light rail station platforms.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by SAGE, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Loukaitou-Sideris, A.& Schaffer, A. (2014). Too Loud to Hear the Train! Noise Assessment, Implications, and Mitigation Strategies on Light Rail Platforms. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 339-351.
Comments
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