Freeway Soundwalls: A Boondoggle?

California leads the nation in miles of soundwalls. Do other states know something California doesn't?

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April 28, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

"The public [does not] have any meaningful input as to where sound walls are built, how they'll look, or even whether they're wanted at all. As long as freeway noise levels exceed 67 decibels and funds are available, CalTrans can essentially erect sound walls how and where they please... Sound walls are tomorrow's environmental embarassments. As we stand at the supposed threshold of the New Urbanism, they insult the landscape on a massive scale, refuting everything we thought we'd learned about humane design."

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FULL STORY: An unsound idea

Saturday, April 27, 2002 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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