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Tag Archives: noise
Shush! – you’ve entered a railroad quiet zone
Following yesterday’s list of the states with the most and least number of railroad quiet zones, at the end of this blogpost is a list of those metropolitan areas in the United States with the most quiet zones. Texas has four metropolitan areas … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, civility, commerce, Communications, environment, geography, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, logistics, nature, North America, Passenger rail, peace, planning, pollution, rail, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, technology, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, environment, geography, land use, noise, noise ordinance, noise pollution, planning, rail, railroads, railways, safety, transportation, zoning
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Railroad quiet zones – state leaders and laggards
At the end of this post are lists of the leading and lagging states, based on the number of railroad quiet zones that have been established. At the present time there are a total of 570 quiet zones designated in … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, civility, commerce, environment, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, pollution, product design, rail, States, Statistics, sustainability, technology, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged environment, Federal Railroad Administration, FRA, land use, noise, noise pollution, planning, pollution, railroads, railways, San Antonio, Texas, trains
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Zombie pedestrian dodge-em
Trying to be a courteous bicyclist, I always attempt to warn pedestrians and other cyclists of my presence, especially when approaching them from behind. I do this by ringing my bike’s bell or calling out that I am on their … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Biking, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, Communications, culture, environment, fitness, health, humanity, music, product design, Social media, spatial design, sustainability, technology, transportation, walking
Tagged bicycling, cycling, fitness, jogging, music, noise, pedestrians, safety, walking, zombies
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