The Curative Power of Quieter Cities

Published in Reasons to Be Cheerful

The article explores how communities across the country are confronting noise pollution as a serious public health issue, featuring Quiet Communities scientific advisory council members Erica Walker and Rick Neitzel. Walker, an epidemiologist at Brown University who leads the Community Noise Lab, describes her work helping communities like Gloster, Mississippi, collect noise and environmental data to empower informed decision-making. Neitzel, a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan, notes growing awareness that noise is more than a nuisance and points to systemic solutions like congestion pricing, expanded public transit, and electric vehicles as the most promising long-term approaches. Read the full article here.