FREEWAY AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC NOISE: AN INFORMATION BASE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS

IN THE 30 BY 50 MILE CORE AREA OF LOS ANGELES, THERE ARE 350 MILES OF FREEWAY WHICH CARRY A MILLION COMMUTERS DAILY AND A HIGH LEVEL OF TRUCK TRAFFIC FLOW. IN GENERAL, FREEWAY TRAFFIC CAUSES ALMOST CONTINUOUS NOISE LEVELS OF 70 TO 90 DB (A) IN THE FIVE BLOCK WIDE STRIPS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAYS. THE STUDY ANALYZES THE SOURCES OF THIS NOISE AND ITS EFFECTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract DOT-UT-242
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Los Angeles

  School of Architecture and Urban Planning
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90024
• Authors:
  • LANE, S R
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 90 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Freeways; Traffic noise; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224102
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Res Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM