How Noisy Is Your Neighborhood?

Re:How Noisy Is Your Neighborhood? by folli on Friday March 24, 2017 @03:09PM (#13951400)

There are similar maps available for Switzerland for railway noise (day/night), traffic noise (day/night), aircrafts etc.

Here's the example for daytime traffic noise: https://s.geo.admin.ch/722d116dec

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Re:How Noisy Is Your Neighborhood? by homakov on Friday March 24, 2017 @05:35PM (#13952421)

In Zurich right now and just want to say: quietest big city i ever been to. Only clocks are ticking!

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Re:How Noisy Is Your Neighborhood? by nshelly on Friday March 24, 2017 @05:58PM (#13952569)

Agreed, as most of the buildings have great insulation or double-pane windows. Though during the summer, just don't have an open window facing a major inclined street like Universitätstrasse with constant tram and vehicle noise, and high revs up the hills (this is a major problem in SF, except many buildings are thinner and less updated). In Switzerland, one issue is the older churches ringing their bells every 15 minutes 24/7. The Swiss Noise Council is trying to limit the bell-tolling to day-time hours. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/for-whom-toll-the-bells-_church-...

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Re:How Noisy Is Your Neighborhood? by homakov on Saturday March 25, 2017 @04:54PM (#13957518)

Oh, those in central part? I didn't know it was 24/7. Always hated namaz thing in muslim countries but seeing it in CH, WOW.

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