What’s it like to live next to a highway
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Date: 2026-07-10
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Pancoleon
I live in a new-build apartment building directly next to the highway in a small city in the Netherlands, so it could absolutely be worse but it sucks to live next to a highway. The building needed air filters & better sound proofing to get planning approval but it's also so insulated that it gets too hot inside in summer without the windows open but with open windows the filters and sound proofing are immediately bypassed. Even if that weren't the case, the entire building's entrance dumps you onto a frontage road seperated from the highway by a meter and a hedgerow (where the hedgerow hasn't died at least. The older buildings built along the other side of the highway have a much larger distance between them and the highway with a line of trees to act as a barrier & entrances facing away from the highway. Oh - and those older buildings are mostly taller apartment blocks with apartments that also have windows facing away from the highway. The same cannot be said for any of the apartments in my building with windows directly facing the highway.
While I'm glad to have been able to find this place in a housing crisis, it does honestly amaze me that this building and others along the same road were allowed to be built. The mitigation measures feel more like a trade being made to reduce distance requirements in return for nominal requirements that are functionally bypassed by most residents living ordinary lives, but those requirements also end at the property line and the residents still need to leave the buildings and head straight into the unsafely loud & polluting roads beside the highway. I'm sure the whole thing has been doing a wonder on my lungs. It's not like land value or access arguments really hold for me personally either, when I'm renting an apartment and can cycle everywhere.
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I live in a new-build apartment building directly next to the highway in a small city in the Netherlands, so it could absolutely be worse but it sucks to live next to a highway. The building needed air filters & better sound proofing to get planning approval but it's also so insulated that it gets too hot inside in summer without the windows open but with open windows the filters and sound proofing are immediately bypassed. Even if that weren't the case, the entire building's entrance dumps you onto a frontage road seperated from the highway by a meter and a hedgerow (where the hedgerow hasn't died at least. The older buildings built along the other side of the highway have a much larger distance between them and the highway with a line of trees to act as a barrier & entrances facing away from the highway. Oh - and those older buildings are mostly taller apartment blocks with apartments that also have windows facing away from the highway. The same cannot be said for any of the apartments in my building with windows directly facing the highway.
While I'm glad to have been able to find this place in a housing crisis, it does honestly amaze me that this building and others along the same road were allowed to be built. The mitigation measures feel more like a trade being made to reduce distance requirements in return for nominal requirements that are functionally bypassed by most residents living ordinary lives, but those requirements also end at the property line and the residents still need to leave the buildings and head straight into the unsafely loud & polluting roads beside the highway. I'm sure the whole thing has been doing a wonder on my lungs. It's not like land value or access arguments really hold for me personally either, when I'm renting an apartment and can cycle everywhere.
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city_beautiful
when you consider housing near highways, you need to remember how Highways were originally built in such a way as to demolish slums, so often the areas around the highways are the less desirable and worse housing in the first place. the fact that the difference is in the 10% range is actually probably due to the highways, despite there many flaws, being considered a convenience and utility to have (and yes, I have heard developers use the words: just 3 minutes from the highway in thesame way people would advertise being 3 minutes from the train station in Europe - I know it's mad, but) so the new places are quite pricy compensating it out. near London being next to a motorway is more like a 15% - 20% reduction compared to in a quiet neighborhood within a cue de sac.
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also, the barriers and how they are made are really important. where I live, we have one of the regions biggest freeways, yet the areas right next to it feel like some of the calmest you can get (they are fairly low quality in terms of really old and dilapidated housing stock, but you will never notice there is a highway next to you as you walk the green footpaths alongside it. that is because the highway is bordered by an 8inch thick cement wall followed by an area of tall thick conifers, the whole structure being some five stories tall, you can walk right next to it and hear singing birds like you are in a forest.
now where I live, much closer to the beach, we have only a narrow street but you may quite often get really loud sounds in the middle of the night from people on motorcycles. them driving straight along the bike-paths between the condos
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when you consider housing near highways, you need to remember how Highways were originally built in such a way as to demolish slums, so often the areas around the highways are the less desirable and worse housing in the first place. the fact that the difference is in the 10% range is actually probably due to the highways, despite there many flaws, being considered a convenience and utility to have (and yes, I have heard developers use the words: just 3 minutes from the highway in thesame way people would advertise being 3 minutes from the train station in Europe - I know it's mad, but) so the new places are quite pricy compensating it out. near London being next to a motorway is more like a 15% - 20% reduction compared to in a quiet neighborhood within a cue de sac.
currently,
also, the barriers and how they are made are really important. where I live, we have one of the regions biggest freeways, yet the areas right next to it feel like some of the calmest you can get (they are fairly low quality in terms of really old and dilapidated housing stock, but you will never notice there is a highway next to you as you walk the green footpaths alongside it. that is because the highway is bordered by an 8inch thick cement wall followed by an area of tall thick conifers, the whole structure being some five stories tall, you can walk right next to it and hear singing birds like you are in a forest.
now where I live, much closer to the beach, we have only a narrow street but you may quite often get really loud sounds in the middle of the night from people on motorcycles. them driving straight along the bike-paths between the condos
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DrMJT
Fking Disaster!
In the mid1980s, I rented a unit that was within 500m of the 91 in SoCAL. I moved as soon as my lease allowed! I spent as many nights as possible at my bf's. The ROAD NOISE was constant all night, every night. It is LOUD. The wall along the 91 did Nothing. Well it bounced the road sounds off and over - other side of each side. Windows could Never be opened. The pollution has a stink to the air. The exhaust fumes was the equivalent to having bed adjacent to petrol pumps. The tyre tread that was worn off by the 91 (and other streets) had ultra fine particulate 'dust'. It covered the building, the cars, 'inside' if anyone opened a window or even simply held the door open for a few minutes as carried groceries etc in unit. I never had asthma before living near the 91. Your video had me remember wearing Ear Plugs and leaving TV or Radio on Loud when trying to sleep to drown out the Road Noise.
After the experience of living within 500m of a motorway/freeway - I would Pay More (when letting or buying) to actively be as far away from any motorways, highways, or just through roads. The other traffic/streets that was actively avoided was living anywhere near a junction or intersection. I was always shocked by how many people actively Chose to rent or Buy a home that was directly in the path of the street/highway that had a T junction. ======| | --home. They are clueless how they live in the path of vehicles failure to Stop or having a medical condition that has them unable to stop. Car, Van, Lorry = stopping by being in Lounge or Bedroom.
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Fking Disaster!
In the mid1980s, I rented a unit that was within 500m of the 91 in SoCAL. I moved as soon as my lease allowed! I spent as many nights as possible at my bf's. The ROAD NOISE was constant all night, every night. It is LOUD. The wall along the 91 did Nothing. Well it bounced the road sounds off and over - other side of each side. Windows could Never be opened. The pollution has a stink to the air. The exhaust fumes was the equivalent to having bed adjacent to petrol pumps. The tyre tread that was worn off by the 91 (and other streets) had ultra fine particulate 'dust'. It covered the building, the cars, 'inside' if anyone opened a window or even simply held the door open for a few minutes as carried groceries etc in unit. I never had asthma before living near the 91. Your video had me remember wearing Ear Plugs and leaving TV or Radio on Loud when trying to sleep to drown out the Road Noise.
After the experience of living within 500m of a motorway/freeway - I would Pay More (when letting or buying) to actively be as far away from any motorways, highways, or just through roads. The other traffic/streets that was actively avoided was living anywhere near a junction or intersection. I was always shocked by how many people actively Chose to rent or Buy a home that was directly in the path of the street/highway that had a T junction. ======| | --home. They are clueless how they live in the path of vehicles failure to Stop or having a medical condition that has them unable to stop. Car, Van, Lorry = stopping by being in Lounge or Bedroom.
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city_beautiful
I lived on a highway for 14 years. The section I’m on with houses is only 2 lanes, but expands down the road to 4 lanes for a stretch, then back to 2 lanes. A few months ago, a car crashed into my house, causing major damage. At least twice a year, a car crashes into my neighbor’s property across the street which sits level with the road, practically demolishing their garages. But they just keep rebuilding them with insurance money. You did not talk about this very real danger. All problems concerning living next to a highway are not noise and air pollution. Tractor-trailers have overturned very near to my house. Since living here, there have been about 6 accidents right at roadside in front of my house involving my property. But this last car accident is the first to actually come close enough to damage my house. I’m afraid every time I got to my mailbox located right at roadside and every time I set the trash out on the road. There are always accidents and teddy bears and flowers on this road. Very deadly. I somewhat got used to the noise over the years. But something I really miss is the sound of birds in the morning. Traffic noise starts rising about 4am and reaches a fever pitch between 7am and 9am. All that morning road noise drowns out the beautiful singing of birds. I only briefly get to hear birds singing early on weekend mornings before traffic starts up later in the mornings.
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I lived on a highway for 14 years. The section I’m on with houses is only 2 lanes, but expands down the road to 4 lanes for a stretch, then back to 2 lanes. A few months ago, a car crashed into my house, causing major damage. At least twice a year, a car crashes into my neighbor’s property across the street which sits level with the road, practically demolishing their garages. But they just keep rebuilding them with insurance money. You did not talk about this very real danger. All problems concerning living next to a highway are not noise and air pollution. Tractor-trailers have overturned very near to my house. Since living here, there have been about 6 accidents right at roadside in front of my house involving my property. But this last car accident is the first to actually come close enough to damage my house. I’m afraid every time I got to my mailbox located right at roadside and every time I set the trash out on the road. There are always accidents and teddy bears and flowers on this road. Very deadly. I somewhat got used to the noise over the years. But something I really miss is the sound of birds in the morning. Traffic noise starts rising about 4am and reaches a fever pitch between 7am and 9am. All that morning road noise drowns out the beautiful singing of birds. I only briefly get to hear birds singing early on weekend mornings before traffic starts up later in the mornings.
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mindstalk
I stayed in an Airbnb in Philadelphia about 140 meters from I-95. Loudest place I've ever been. No noise barriers, and it was 6th story so barriers probably wouldn't have helped. The unit actually had great noise-reducing windows. but not good enough. And yeah, opening the window a crack meant ROAR.
But in Japan, I had a 2nd story place right over a 2 lane (plus turn lanes) street, that was pretty busy and pretty loud, despite the slower speeds of Japanese streets. Again, good noise windows, and it wasn't as bad as the Philly place, but still oof.
Trains can be bad too though. BART has a very loud screech in Berkeley, carrying badly to my house 250 meters away. And I had to cancel early a place that was 40 meters from the shinkansen. Trains stop running so sleep was kind of possible, but hearing (feeling) the roar every few minutes during the day was Stressful. And I think the tracks do have noise barriers, though not very high ones. the unit did not have the best noise windows.
On the flip side, I've lived within Tokyo and had it be one of the quietest places I've ever been. Lots of people, tall buildings, but not many cars nearby because Japan was doing low traffic neighborhoods before it was cool.
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I stayed in an Airbnb in Philadelphia about 140 meters from I-95. Loudest place I've ever been. No noise barriers, and it was 6th story so barriers probably wouldn't have helped. The unit actually had great noise-reducing windows. but not good enough. And yeah, opening the window a crack meant ROAR.
But in Japan, I had a 2nd story place right over a 2 lane (plus turn lanes) street, that was pretty busy and pretty loud, despite the slower speeds of Japanese streets. Again, good noise windows, and it wasn't as bad as the Philly place, but still oof.
Trains can be bad too though. BART has a very loud screech in Berkeley, carrying badly to my house 250 meters away. And I had to cancel early a place that was 40 meters from the shinkansen. Trains stop running so sleep was kind of possible, but hearing (feeling) the roar every few minutes during the day was Stressful. And I think the tracks do have noise barriers, though not very high ones. the unit did not have the best noise windows.
On the flip side, I've lived within Tokyo and had it be one of the quietest places I've ever been. Lots of people, tall buildings, but not many cars nearby because Japan was doing low traffic neighborhoods before it was cool.
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Fawksthephoenix1
I live directly next to a highway (as in, can see it from my windows) and I never use my little apartment deck area because the noise and view are horrible. The lower level noise isn't as bad, but there are many people in my area that have modified their cars, trucks, and motorcycles to be extremely loud and it sets me on edge every time one drives by. I went home to visit my parents recently and spent so much time on their deck just watching and listening to nature. It was like a full body reset, but at the end of the day I had to come back to my apartment where I can't open my windows without experiencing a bombardment of noise from the highway. I pay $2, 050 per month for my one bedroom in a very high cost of living area (what I pay is considered a below average rent for a one bedroom) and it's disappointing to pay all of that money and still have to contend with the highway.
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I live directly next to a highway (as in, can see it from my windows) and I never use my little apartment deck area because the noise and view are horrible. The lower level noise isn't as bad, but there are many people in my area that have modified their cars, trucks, and motorcycles to be extremely loud and it sets me on edge every time one drives by. I went home to visit my parents recently and spent so much time on their deck just watching and listening to nature. It was like a full body reset, but at the end of the day I had to come back to my apartment where I can't open my windows without experiencing a bombardment of noise from the highway. I pay $2, 050 per month for my one bedroom in a very high cost of living area (what I pay is considered a below average rent for a one bedroom) and it's disappointing to pay all of that money and still have to contend with the highway.
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loutredemer
Thanks so much for this. I actually was in San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay for two months in December and January looking for housing. Even with an income of $100, 000 a year I could not find any housing for purchase or rent that was acceptable to me. The only openings were right alongside Highway 101 in SLO or right alongside the four-lane PCH in Morro Bay, with the constant din of highway noise. I had to return to the Pacific Northwest, which, without Prop. 13, and with somewhat less motonormativity, affords better options. Oh, and while downtown SLO has great bike infrastructure for someone who relies entirely on a bike, as I do, the rest of SLO honestly SUCKS with its stroads. And the more affordable housing is along the stroads, essentially requiring those with lower incomes to shoulder the additional economic burden of an automobile.
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Thanks so much for this. I actually was in San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay for two months in December and January looking for housing. Even with an income of $100, 000 a year I could not find any housing for purchase or rent that was acceptable to me. The only openings were right alongside Highway 101 in SLO or right alongside the four-lane PCH in Morro Bay, with the constant din of highway noise. I had to return to the Pacific Northwest, which, without Prop. 13, and with somewhat less motonormativity, affords better options. Oh, and while downtown SLO has great bike infrastructure for someone who relies entirely on a bike, as I do, the rest of SLO honestly SUCKS with its stroads. And the more affordable housing is along the stroads, essentially requiring those with lower incomes to shoulder the additional economic burden of an automobile.
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leopardiesrdcie
I think you oversimplified a lot. It is completely different topic to have house with garden where you spend time and want to relax, old demolished neighborhoods where you had no ventilations just windows directly to elevated highway and new apartments with proper air circulation sealed windows and so on. I live in one currently, I was worried at first since I was not used to live near busy road but honestly it is fine, but once I open the window it can be pretty annoying.
And differenciate base on distance from road can be also pretty misleading, you can live close, but bigger building or trees between can eliminate it almost completely or have apartment not facing the road and so on. For example soviet neighborhoods had solve this pretty cleverly so long ago (yet they had problems of their own.
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I think you oversimplified a lot. It is completely different topic to have house with garden where you spend time and want to relax, old demolished neighborhoods where you had no ventilations just windows directly to elevated highway and new apartments with proper air circulation sealed windows and so on. I live in one currently, I was worried at first since I was not used to live near busy road but honestly it is fine, but once I open the window it can be pretty annoying.
And differenciate base on distance from road can be also pretty misleading, you can live close, but bigger building or trees between can eliminate it almost completely or have apartment not facing the road and so on. For example soviet neighborhoods had solve this pretty cleverly so long ago (yet they had problems of their own.
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Stalkercat
What’s it like to be living next to a highway depends on the country/city. Living next to main highway in the middle of Trondheim Norway isn't loud or a bother at all for me, never any honking and only really notice occational fast cool driving by car entusiast and such. Many quite central places are very quiet actually- the city is not car-centric or designed for cars, hence naturally less cars because can bike, walk, and convenient train-like city buses that are not looked down upon by using in place of cars. No highway expansions, in fact parking-lots and gas station(s) has been removed and yet no trafikk overflow, driving has its place, but it's not a car-riddled loud city, it's a calm quiet city overall. All cities can head more or less this direction and become less car hell or stressful.
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What’s it like to be living next to a highway depends on the country/city. Living next to main highway in the middle of Trondheim Norway isn't loud or a bother at all for me, never any honking and only really notice occational fast cool driving by car entusiast and such. Many quite central places are very quiet actually- the city is not car-centric or designed for cars, hence naturally less cars because can bike, walk, and convenient train-like city buses that are not looked down upon by using in place of cars. No highway expansions, in fact parking-lots and gas station(s) has been removed and yet no trafikk overflow, driving has its place, but it's not a car-riddled loud city, it's a calm quiet city overall. All cities can head more or less this direction and become less car hell or stressful.
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metroidnerd9001
One other type of barrier not mentioned is the use of trees, which are also quite effective at blocking highway noise. Some apartments near highways use thicker windows to block the noise, but it's not needed if there's a lot of trees between you and the road. Just be warned that if those trees get taken down for one reason or another, all that noise comes flooding in immediately.
I've lived in an apartment very close to a highway for the past two years, and the noise is one of the primary reasons for me wanting to move. My specific unit is one of the closest in the complex to the highway, which was also suspiciously the cheapest option. The noise is constant and insufferable; the only times I've not heard it are 4AM on Christmas and in the aftermaths of ice storms.
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One other type of barrier not mentioned is the use of trees, which are also quite effective at blocking highway noise. Some apartments near highways use thicker windows to block the noise, but it's not needed if there's a lot of trees between you and the road. Just be warned that if those trees get taken down for one reason or another, all that noise comes flooding in immediately.
I've lived in an apartment very close to a highway for the past two years, and the noise is one of the primary reasons for me wanting to move. My specific unit is one of the closest in the complex to the highway, which was also suspiciously the cheapest option. The noise is constant and insufferable; the only times I've not heard it are 4AM on Christmas and in the aftermaths of ice storms.
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jimsmith77901
I lived in downtown Houston for several years, in a building right next to the elevated Interstate 45. The highway was about at the third floor of the building, but the first five floors were parking. I was well above the highway, on the twelfth floor, so I didn't really notice the air pollution, but out on my balcony it was quite noisy, difficult to carry on a phone conversation. With the huge balcony doors closed, (the entire wall of the apartment was glass) it wasn't so loud, but I still had to turn up the volume on the TV and stereo to really hear them. In cooler weather I kept my balcony doors wide open, including the bedroom, because I liked the city sounds and I felt like I slept better. And the location was awesome for nearly everyplace I typically went.
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I lived in downtown Houston for several years, in a building right next to the elevated Interstate 45. The highway was about at the third floor of the building, but the first five floors were parking. I was well above the highway, on the twelfth floor, so I didn't really notice the air pollution, but out on my balcony it was quite noisy, difficult to carry on a phone conversation. With the huge balcony doors closed, (the entire wall of the apartment was glass) it wasn't so loud, but I still had to turn up the volume on the TV and stereo to really hear them. In cooler weather I kept my balcony doors wide open, including the bedroom, because I liked the city sounds and I felt like I slept better. And the location was awesome for nearly everyplace I typically went.
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nealsauer3006
I grew up living right next to beltway, it was great place to grow up, precisely because of the highway. I lived right in the middle between access points to highways, which meant I lived in an area without any traffic whatsoever. The highway was trenched and had sound barriers, noise was nonexistent. Also, many highways are convenient ways to run median metros (I lived next to the orange line, and a bike path that ran all the way from inside the beltway to the Appalachian mountains. And then, of course, you had easy access to the highway. Highways are absolutely great when built correctly. They move traffic away from being directly next to people, all while vastly increasing transit capacity.
Basically, road hierarchy is a good idea.
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I grew up living right next to beltway, it was great place to grow up, precisely because of the highway. I lived right in the middle between access points to highways, which meant I lived in an area without any traffic whatsoever. The highway was trenched and had sound barriers, noise was nonexistent. Also, many highways are convenient ways to run median metros (I lived next to the orange line, and a bike path that ran all the way from inside the beltway to the Appalachian mountains. And then, of course, you had easy access to the highway. Highways are absolutely great when built correctly. They move traffic away from being directly next to people, all while vastly increasing transit capacity.
Basically, road hierarchy is a good idea.
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clintkrum
As someone from Vancouver, not having highways within the city is good, and the existing viaducts that were constructed in preparation for them before are to be demolished as well. We still do get tons of traffic, but the Skytrain works well, and it just pushes people going to downtown to take transit, walk, or bike. This results in a very vibrant downtown during the weekends as opposed to other cities (I could think of Calgary. But I find traffic to be very bad on the streets leading to and from the highways, such as the Lion's Gate Bridge, Grandview Highway or streets going south. But a lot of my colleagues and I are pushed to use transit (unless it's really necessary to drive) on work days because of the traffic, so I guess it's a win
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As someone from Vancouver, not having highways within the city is good, and the existing viaducts that were constructed in preparation for them before are to be demolished as well. We still do get tons of traffic, but the Skytrain works well, and it just pushes people going to downtown to take transit, walk, or bike. This results in a very vibrant downtown during the weekends as opposed to other cities (I could think of Calgary. But I find traffic to be very bad on the streets leading to and from the highways, such as the Lion's Gate Bridge, Grandview Highway or streets going south. But a lot of my colleagues and I are pushed to use transit (unless it's really necessary to drive) on work days because of the traffic, so I guess it's a win
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Tom_from_the_burgh
I've heard of these noise barriers you mentioned incorporating solar panels and/or little wind turbines that recoup energy from the vehicles passing by. Can you talk about the practicality or downsides of this sort of thing
Maybe it's fanciful, but I could picture an electric tram line enclosed and powered by solar panels and wind capture devices. I recall that electric power companies used to also run streetcars because it just made sense to diversify business when they were already running power lines everywhere. With solar panels being so cheap now, it seems like full integration from power generation through public transit service would be possible, all in the same footprint!
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I've heard of these noise barriers you mentioned incorporating solar panels and/or little wind turbines that recoup energy from the vehicles passing by. Can you talk about the practicality or downsides of this sort of thing
Maybe it's fanciful, but I could picture an electric tram line enclosed and powered by solar panels and wind capture devices. I recall that electric power companies used to also run streetcars because it just made sense to diversify business when they were already running power lines everywhere. With solar panels being so cheap now, it seems like full integration from power generation through public transit service would be possible, all in the same footprint!
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esyr
Here at the old family farm in Southern Norway, a new section of the E18 highway cuts though the property around 600 meters from the house. It is behind a 115 hill covered in old growth forest. (Elevation of road is around 70 and house is sea level.
Still, when the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, or motorcycles speed on the highway you can hear it really well. It can ruin activities like hunting.
Before this road it used to be dead silent here. Just birds singing, the brook rushing past, and the rustling of leaves. The rural silence is in many ways ruined forever.
Luckily the wind usually blows in the opposite direction during summer evenings. (From ocean inlands.
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Here at the old family farm in Southern Norway, a new section of the E18 highway cuts though the property around 600 meters from the house. It is behind a 115 hill covered in old growth forest. (Elevation of road is around 70 and house is sea level.
Still, when the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, or motorcycles speed on the highway you can hear it really well. It can ruin activities like hunting.
Before this road it used to be dead silent here. Just birds singing, the brook rushing past, and the rustling of leaves. The rural silence is in many ways ruined forever.
Luckily the wind usually blows in the opposite direction during summer evenings. (From ocean inlands.
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novidtoshow
The question is not why we build housing near highways It's why we build highways near housing.
This is fairly typical, but take for example Minto Village -- an immigrant neighbourhood in Montreal. In the late 1950s, the regional transport commission expropriated 8000 people, dug a big hole where their homes used to be, and built a huge, noisy highway in the middle of the city.
It's not just the 8000 people that had to leave that's the problem. It's the 15, 000 more that unexpectedly got to be living right next to a noisy, polluted highway. And, as the city grew, the now 50, 000 residents who live dangerously close to the highway.
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The question is not why we build housing near highways It's why we build highways near housing.
This is fairly typical, but take for example Minto Village -- an immigrant neighbourhood in Montreal. In the late 1950s, the regional transport commission expropriated 8000 people, dug a big hole where their homes used to be, and built a huge, noisy highway in the middle of the city.
It's not just the 8000 people that had to leave that's the problem. It's the 15, 000 more that unexpectedly got to be living right next to a noisy, polluted highway. And, as the city grew, the now 50, 000 residents who live dangerously close to the highway.
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Laika0571
Solar sound barrier walls with sound absorbing material behind it.
for south facing freeways. Ev's and buses and trucks better material for roads to reduce noise, more restrictions on loud cars, trucks and motorcycles with large fines that are inforced. More trees and bushes around your own properties and cities ect.
The same goes for gas lawn mowers and new construction sites barriers around the construction site that reduce noise, whisper watt generators in soundproof enclosures for the generators.
More sound proofing and restrictions on loud bars and restaurants with fines inforced. ,
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Solar sound barrier walls with sound absorbing material behind it.
for south facing freeways. Ev's and buses and trucks better material for roads to reduce noise, more restrictions on loud cars, trucks and motorcycles with large fines that are inforced. More trees and bushes around your own properties and cities ect.
The same goes for gas lawn mowers and new construction sites barriers around the construction site that reduce noise, whisper watt generators in soundproof enclosures for the generators.
More sound proofing and restrictions on loud bars and restaurants with fines inforced. ,
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27Blur
I lived in an apartment on 7th street in Long Beach, which is not that close to any major interstates, but the combination of the ship pollution from the port and highway pollution left our balcony (that wasn't facing either, quite the opposite) covered in a pretty decent layer of soot after only the 6 months we lived there. That made me realize how obvious it was that conditions like athsma were when in such a small amount of time, I was (for the first time in my life) shown what serious airborne pollution looked like. At the time, the houses around our apartment building were minimum $300-$500k
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I lived in an apartment on 7th street in Long Beach, which is not that close to any major interstates, but the combination of the ship pollution from the port and highway pollution left our balcony (that wasn't facing either, quite the opposite) covered in a pretty decent layer of soot after only the 6 months we lived there. That made me realize how obvious it was that conditions like athsma were when in such a small amount of time, I was (for the first time in my life) shown what serious airborne pollution looked like. At the time, the houses around our apartment building were minimum $300-$500k
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MTBSPD
When I was in grad school in Seattle, I lived right next to I-5, because that's what I could afford. When the warm weather came, and I needed to open the windows for cooling, I would get irritable. I started sleeping with earplugs, which solved the problem.
I now live a few blocks from I-5 and have less impact. For decades, I've lived car lite and only used it a couple times a week. I wish the people using the highway could experience the impacts from it. They might approach things differently.
Reducing vehicle miles traveled is really the only solution.
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When I was in grad school in Seattle, I lived right next to I-5, because that's what I could afford. When the warm weather came, and I needed to open the windows for cooling, I would get irritable. I started sleeping with earplugs, which solved the problem.
I now live a few blocks from I-5 and have less impact. For decades, I've lived car lite and only used it a couple times a week. I wish the people using the highway could experience the impacts from it. They might approach things differently.
Reducing vehicle miles traveled is really the only solution.
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hannahtikvah
When I was in college, I lived on Highway One. My roommate and I didn't know it was a highway when we choose the apartment, we just thought it was a major thoroughfare. We liked that it was on the bus line since neither of us had cars. The noise was annoying in the summer when we had the windows open, but I loved it in the winter, because I could see the bus coming around the corner at the end of the street and then have time to run out to the bus stop in time to catch the bus. As someone who gets cold easily, it was great to be able to wait indoors for the bus.
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When I was in college, I lived on Highway One. My roommate and I didn't know it was a highway when we choose the apartment, we just thought it was a major thoroughfare. We liked that it was on the bus line since neither of us had cars. The noise was annoying in the summer when we had the windows open, but I loved it in the winter, because I could see the bus coming around the corner at the end of the street and then have time to run out to the bus stop in time to catch the bus. As someone who gets cold easily, it was great to be able to wait indoors for the bus.
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