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Boston ranked as one of the USA’s noisiest cities

By Natalie Khait, Boston 25 News Staff
Boston ranked as one of the nations noisiest cities Pedestrians cross a street, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in downtown Boston. The city is hoping a new program will encourage the conversion of underused downtown office buildings into residential use by offering building owners tax incentives. The push mirrors office-to-housing conversion efforts in other cities trying to breathe life back into downtown business districts that emptied out during the coronavirus pandemic and may never fully recover. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc) (Steve LeBlanc/AP)
By Natalie Khait, Boston 25 News Staff

BOSTON — Sometimes in Boston, it’s hard to find some peace and quiet. The Green Line trains are always screeching, people honking horns, and Bruins and Celtics fans flocking the streets.

According to a new study conducted by Steel Guard Safety, Boston is the fifth noisiest city in the United States.

Steel Guard looked at key metrics related to noise pollution throughout the 100 largest cities nationwide.

It also utilized data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation, the Federal Transit Administration, and more.

Here are some of the study highlights for Boston:

  • Population density is 13,442 residents per square mile
  • Daily commuter traffic per square mile is 2,687 vehicles
  • There are 925 average flights per day
  • There are 65 public transit vehicles per square mile
  • There are 546.3 construction permits per 100,000 residents

The 4 other nosiest cities in the U.S. are New York (1), Chicago (2), Jersey City (3), and Newark (4).

To view the full study, visit the link here.

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