Proof-Variation7005 t1_j6l7jjd wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:44 AM

Reply to comment by kbd77 in A team of people studying noise pollution in Providence says the city is inordinately loud for its size – a problem that impacts public health as well as the environment. by GoxBoxSocks

I’ve always liked that idea but it’s worth noting the noise impact probably won’t matter much for the majority of the city.

It’d definitely benefit a lot of people in way more ways than noise.

kbd77 t1_j6l862f wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:49 AM

Yeah, the noise is frankly at the bottom of the list of benefits we’d get from burying the highway. The biggest improvement would be reconnecting neighborhoods with usable land. I’ll continue to dream about it until it gets built or I die, whichever comes first (undoubtedly the latter).

KennyWuKanYuen t1_j6npf5q wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:01 PM

One thing I never understood after seeing videos of people building nature bridges for animal crossings is that why not build pedestrian bridges and crossings that can be utilised over the highways?

In someways, it’s one of the things I like about Mass because you have these areas where buildings and other walkable areas are build over the roads and highways, causing them to dip down a little to preserve the walkable areas.

It’s honestly I’d prefer since as a pedestrian, I’m still near, seeing and hearing cars while having my own walkable area. As a driver, I’d love it because it’d keep people away from the cars and can up the speed limit.