Best Practices on noise in European Cities

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Best Practices in European Cities

Henk Wolfert

Working Group Noise

[email protected]

Content

• Introduction

• Noise Questionnaire WG Noise 2008

B t P ti i E iti• Best Practices in European cities

• Existing en future measures

• Conclusions

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Introduction• Employer: DCMR EPA (Greater Rotterdam Area)

– Province of South Holland

– 18 municipalities, including Rotterdam

• Former manager Noise Section (until 2007)

• Chairman WG Noise Alliance of Dutch Provinces (until 2006)

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Chairman WG Noise Alliance of Dutch Provinces (until 2006)

• Noise Expert CEMR/CCRE (until 2008)

• European Policy Advisor DCMR EPA

• Member Expert Group Environmental Noise European Commission

• Chairman Working Group Noise EUROCITIES

• Member EUROCITIES Environmental Forum

• Chairman congress Noise in the City 200830-Oct-09 Best Practices in European Cities

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Activities Working Group Noise

• Exchange of knowledge & experiences• Noise in the City 2008• Noise Questionnaire• Position Paper on END• Position Paper on END• Gaining Political Interest• Consultations EU legislation &

requirements• Participation in projects/programmes

see: http://workinggroupnoise.web-log.nl

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Percentage of cities that responded

"yield"


received and filled inreceived and not filled inno reply

44%

Main noise problems in cities are:

Figure 1 Question 1a: main noise problems

5%


98%54%

66%70%

63%55%

66%5%

0% 50% 100% 150%

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answer

percentage

Low frequency noiseNeighbourhood noiseRecreational noiseAir traffic noiseConstruction noiseRailway noiseIndustrial noiseTraffic noise

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Noise exposed people European cities


Categorization of Noise Measures [1]

• Measures at source (tyres, road, exhaust, engine,

other tractions,…)

• Volume measures (LEZ, congestion charge, parking


places, parking charges, …)

• Traffic measures (speed reduction, smoothing

traffic, …..)

• Logistic measures (avoiding unnecessary

movements,…)


• Measures at the facades (double, triple glazing,

insulation, double facades, closed facades,..)

• ITS measures (shortest route, parkings……)( , p g )

• Measures in the pathway of noise (noise

barriers, walls, tunnels, ..)

• Financial/Fiscal instruments (urban toll,..)

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• Psychological/social measures

(soundscaping, other behaviour, Public Transport,

softmodes,..)

• Spatial Measures, planning (car-free zones,

pedestrian zones,..)

• Building design/orientation building or

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Most mentioned successful measures

• Traffic measures (speed reduction, circulation

plans)

Quiet road surfaces (Copenhagen)


• Quiet road surfaces (Copenhagen)

• Tunnels (Madrid/Munich)

• Façade insulation (Stockholm/Zürich)

• Re-accommodation residents (Porto)

• Good Building Design (Sheffield)

• Dwellings in noise wall (Utrecht)

Most mentioned successful measures [2]

• Noise barrier combined with solar panel

(Vienna)

• Restrictions (HGV, Areas, night)

(Tampere/Valencia)


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City of Utrecht


City of Utrecht [2]

Dwelling in a sound wall


City of Florence


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City of Florence [2]


City of Rotterdam


City of Rotterdam [2]

Speed reduction + barriers


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Brussels


City of Dordrecht


Paris/Eindhoven


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Copenhagen


Copenhagen [2]

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Munich


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The Hague/Leidschendam

Partial open tunnel (planned)


Milan


Helsinki


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Amsterdam


Amsterdam


SCREEN TOPS

Can improve the existing screen!


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Insulation


Linking with other fields – city bus

Hybrid solution:

Low speeds: electrical traction

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Modest speed: generator + electricalpetrol, diesel, bio-diesel, bio-ethanol, hydrogen, CNG


Example: Side skirts

Energy saving (5-15 %)

Less CO

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Less CO2

Less Noise

Less Casualties

Less Air Pollution


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Washing roads

Rain water


Electric traction

Automotive & industrial:

- small electric vehicles

- industrial electric vehicles

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- electric & hybrid cars

- plug-in hybrid cars

- automated transportations

Within 15-30 minutes electric scooters and cars can be charged.


Noise barrier plus

Purifies air as well!

NO2

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NO2

PM CO2

noise


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Noise barrier with solar cells


Overview impact local measures

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-0,5

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Reductions to be expected

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-3,5

-3

-2,5

-2

-1,5

minimum reduction maximum reduction


Example Rotterdam


6060%

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Future


The ultimate remedy


Recommend information

• www.silence-ip.org

• www.qcity.org

http://www innovatieprogrammageluid nl• http://www.innovatieprogrammageluid.nl

• http://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/dokume

nt.asp?page=document&objno=76888

• www.calm-network.com30-Oct-09 Best Practices in European Cities 42

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