TagNoise(97)
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2000-01-01
DCA Reagan National – Nighttime Noise Rule
DCA Nighttime Noise Rule History: Since 1941, Reagan National (DCA) has operated as a commercial airfield, 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. In the early 1980s, louder aircraft operating at Reagan National prompted the FAA – the original airport operator – to impose nighttime noise limits and the ability to fine non-compliant operations between 10 p.m. and 6:59 a.m. which became known -
Chronic Noise Exposure and Reading Deficits Cornell May 1997
ABSTRACT: First- and second-grade schoolchildren chronically exposed to aircraft noise have significant deficits in reading as indexed by a standardized reading test administered under quiet conditions. These findings indicate that the harmful effects of noise are related to chronic exposure rather than interference effects during the testing session itself. We also provide evidence that the -
Homeowners Letter Supporting Port of Seattle Acquisition Program
Letter from homeowners on 26th Ave. South near 200th Street to Port of Seattle Commissioners requesting acquisition of their properties through the Noise Remedy program. The residents cite increasing noise levels, commercial development impacts, traffic hazards, and deferred home maintenance as reasons for supporting acquisition. -
FAA Letter to Port of Seattle Regarding Noise Remedy Program
Letter from FAA Northwest Mountain Region to Port of Seattle reviewing draft recommendations for the Noise Remedy Program criteria and boundaries. The FAA expresses concerns about additional 44 single family residences recommended for acquisition based on ‘buffer’ and ‘neighborhood continuity’ criteria rather than noise criteria, and raises questions about the purchase assurance program for 275 -
Policy Advisory Committee Minutes September 28, 1983
Minutes from the Policy Advisory Committee meeting discussing the Noise Remedy Update status, interim noise remedies including departure procedures and noise monitors, and the 20-year Master Plan update for Sea-Tac Airport. The meeting included updates on facilities development and community workshops. -
1983-02-04Airport Noise Remedy Update Work Program: Phase and Task Descriptions
Work program document outlining the objectives and task descriptions for updating the Sea-Tac Airport noise remedy program. The study aims to evaluate and update the 1970 Sea-Tac/Communities Plan based on updated noise projections and progress assessment. -
Student Scores Rise After Nearby Subway Is Quieted
By Ari L. Goldman April 26, 1982 Fifteen times during each school day, an IRT subway train would rumble and screech past Public School 98, near the northern tip of Manhattan. In classrooms facing the elevated tracks, all work would stop until the train barreled by. After years of complaints about the disruption, the Transit Authority -
Questions Generated by the Public at a Zone Three Steering Committee Meeting
A memorandum from James Branch documenting 23 questions raised by the public at a Zone Three Steering Committee meeting regarding airport development, noise issues, land acquisition programs, and community concerns around Sea-Tac Airport. Questions cover topics including flight patterns, noise abatement, land use planning, and community impacts. -
1977-09-27Letter from Port of Seattle Executive Director Richard D. Ford regarding Concorde aircraft noise concerns
Letter from Port of Seattle Executive Director Richard D. Ford to Virginia E. Dana expressing concerns about the Concorde aircraft (supersonic) and federal regulations permitting noisier aircraft operations. Ford discusses how this undermines the Sea-Tac Communities Plan’s cornerstone principle that aircraft should become quieter, not noisier. -
FAA Integrated Noise Model Database 1976
FAA-EQ-76-6 The FAA Integrated Noise Model computer program INMPROG has been made available to the public for computing a variety of noise indices in the vicinity of airports. One component of this program package is a data library which provides both acoustic and operational data for certain standard aircraft types and flight procedures. This paper