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Re:Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart (2021) by goodpoint on Monday April 11, 2022 @11:52AM (#30990505)
> What are these quiet cities that magically have none of these things?

There is no magic, just legal regulation and it just works. Switzerland and Japan are good examples.

Re:Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart (2021) by quadrangle on Monday April 11, 2022 @05:49PM (#30995553)
As the video I posted mentions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV-wwszGw8

The Dutch city of Delft in particular is just intentionally designed to care about noise. Both design and regulations. Turns out that when you simply prioritize reducing noise, it's actually doable. And it's still a city, albeit a modest-sized small city, not a major regional hub or a global-level metropolis. But the lessons can be applied anywhere.