The Citizens Committee for New York City aims to enhance community efforts to combat vehicular noise pollution through various strategies. Key recommendations include creating a social networking website for residents to engage, document noise issues, and organize community actions. The document outlines the importance of public awareness campaigns, workshops, and technology to foster collective action against noise pollution.

1. Citizen’s Committeefor New York City: Combating Vehicular Noise Olivia FruChandler GriffithAngelina LopezMinerva MuzquizKelly Singer

2. Central Policy IssueWhat strategies can Citizens Committee for New York City (CCNYC) recommend to residents to increase community group involvement in combating vehicular noise in New York City?

3. ObjectiveTo devise a strategy that will:Effectively mobilize community resources to minimize vehicular noise pollutionBe executable by resident-led effortsAdhere to the mission of CCNYC

4. RecommendationCCNYC should recommend: the creation of a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a platform where they can learn about noise pollution in their neighborhood, document noise, and organize based on location and interest

5. AgendaKellyIntroductionWhat strategies can Citizens Committee for New York City (CCNYC) recommend to community groups?Methodology and Assumptions Analysis of Vehicular Noise in New York City

6. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue for New Yorkers

7. Measures of Evaluation, Strategies and Analysis of Noise Code

8. Enforcement of vehicular noise complaints is not an agency priority

9. Explanation of Strategies for Community Groups

10. Our strategies focused on bringing awareness to behavior to combat vehicular noise

11. Analysis of Strategies, Recommendation, Next Steps

12. Create a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a organizational platform Minnie Angelina Chandler Olivia

13. Research MethodologyReviewed current legislation to understand Noise Code regulations and policiesAnalyzed agency data to determine most frequent vehicular noise complaintsInterviewed city department officials regarding legislation and enforcement policy Researched best practices in community organizing and for mitigating noise pollutionEstablished measures of evaluation in accordance with CCNYC’s missionEvaluated strategies to be implemented by a community groupAssumptions An increase in 3-1-1 complaints does not correspond with greater enforcement of noise code violations Because 3-1-1 does not differentiate between different types of vehicular noise, we cross-referenced various types of enforceable noise with a public opinion survey Scope and size of projects to be implemented is dependent on the resources and capacity of various community groups

14. AgendaKelly IntroductionWhat strategies can Citizens Committee for New York City (CCNYC) recommend to community groups?Methodology and Assumptions Analysis of Vehicular Noise in New York City

15. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue for New Yorkers

16. Measures of Evaluation, Strategies and Analysis of Noise Code

17. Enforcement of vehicular noise complaints is not an agency priority

18. Explanation of Strategies for Community Groups

19. Our strategies focused on bringing awareness to behavior to combat vehicular noise

20. Analysis of Strategies, Recommendation, Next Steps

21. Create a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a organizational platform Minnie Angelina Chandler Olivia

22. Noise is unwanted sound Note: The decibel scale is not a simple, linear scale. An increase of ten on the decibel scale corresponds to the intensity of sound increasing by a factor of ten. For example, a sound that registers 80 decibels is ten times the intensity of one at 70 decibels.

23. Vehicular Noise exceeds standard safety threshold Car StereoCar AlarmMotorcycledBA measurementHorn HonkingTruckBusy StreetHighwaySource: Center for Hearing and Communication

24. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue and greater nuisance for New Yorkers than to residents nationwideNever Rarely Sometimes Often Source: Bronzaft and Van Ryzin, “Neighborhood Noise and Its Consequences”

25. 3-1-1 noise complaints are an indicator of public response, but do not indicate actual noise levelsThe Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DOITT) categorizes vehicular noise complaints as: horn honking

26. engine idling

27. loud music or stereoSource: NYC DOITT

28. AgendaKelly IntroductionWhat strategies can Citizens Committee for New York City (CCNYC) recommend to community groups?Methodology and Assumptions Analysis of Vehicular Noise in New York City

29. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue for New Yorkers

30. Measures of Evaluation, Strategies and Analysis of Noise Code

31. Enforcement of vehicular noise complaints is not an agency priority

32. Explanation of Strategies for Community Groups

33. Our strategies focused on bringing awareness to behavior to combat vehicular noise

34. Analysis of Strategies, Recommendation, Next Steps

35. Create a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a organizational platform Minnie Angelina Chandler Olivia

36. CCNYC is invested in empowering residents to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods CCNYC “stimulates and supports self-help and civic action”:Award bi-annual grants, ranging from $500 to $3,000Projects are resident-led and volunteer-basedProjects expected to be implemented in 3 to 6 months

37. Our proposed strategies are designed to enable community groups to combat vehicular noise Maintain status quo of referring to 3-1-1 system Create a Public Awareness Campaign to educate residents on the effects of noise pollutionLaunch a Cell-phone Application to collect, record and store noise code violations Offer Workshops on Noise pollution and Legislative Petitioning to mobilize residentsEstablish a Social Networking Website to engage residents and create a base for community action

38. Measures of Evaluation are in accordance with CCNYC’s grant requirements

39. Noise Code:Existing policy for sustaining healthy ambient levels in New York CityA revised Noise Code was signed into law in 2005, aiming to creating greater city-wide compliance with the code The revision was the first major overhaul in 30 yearsGoals of Noise Code:Protect public health and welfareFoster convenience and comfort of residents Prevent Injury to human, plant and animal Life

40. Noise Code:Vehicle regulations applies only in areas where speed limit is 35 MPH or lessHorn honking is not permitted, except as a warning in situations of “imminent danger” Code prohibits excessive sound from muffler, exhaust or stereo of vehicles operating on public right of wayExcessive sound is defined as :

41. Noise Code Enforcement:Vehicular noise violations are not an agency priorityJurisdiction of the commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)Noise complaints are received via NYC 3-1-1 phone systemVehicular noise complaints are transferred to local police precinct for investigationSource: NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications

42. AgendaKelly IntroductionWhat strategies can Citizens Committee for New York City (CCNYC) recommend to community groups?Methodology and Assumptions Analysis of Vehicular Noise in New York City

43. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue for New Yorkers

44. Measures of Evaluation, Strategies and Analysis of Noise Code