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YOUNGMANN HIGHWAY EXPERIMENTAL NOISE ABATEMENT PROJECT SOCIAL AND ATTITUDAL SURVEY

This paper reports in detail and analyzes the results of a social and attitudinal survey preformed as part of a comprehensive experimental noise abatement project. The survey's development by New York State Department of Transportation personnel and its application in a suburban neighborhood adjacent to the Youngmann Highway (I-290) near Buffalo, New York is described. Also included for reference and example are the survey questionnaire, the survey results, and selected census data for comparison and validation purposes. The survey results are analyzed in three groups consisting of (1) the first row of houses directly adjacent to the expressway right-of-way, (2) the second row of houses across the residential street from the first row, and (3) other houses in the neighborhood three or four rows from the expressway. The prime conclusion of the survey is that perceived noise impact from major highway facilities appears to be limited to the first two parallel rows of adjacent residential structures. It is intended that the study will be repeated after a noise barrier is erected in order to determine the perceived effectiveness of the noise abatement project.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • This paper appeared in TRB Unpublished Report No. 10, Highway Noise Mitigation.
  • Corporate Authors:

    Transportation Research Board

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    Federal Highway Administration

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  • Authors:
    • McColl, W
  • Publication Date: 1979-3

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  • Accession Number: 00371891
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
  • Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-9490
  • Files: TRIS, TRB, USDOT
  • Created Date: Apr 29 1983 12:00AM