REDUCING NOISE POLLUTION In Our Community

 Through comprehensive Public Transit and Biking strategies, I will work to reduce the total number of vehicle mileage hours within Campbell. For more information, click here and here. 

 I will create  a map that will allow us to identify noise coming from particular sites, whether industrial, commercial, or residential, which violates appropriate noise levels for the neighborhood. 

Since in many cases these may be inadvertent, I will work with noise polluters to proactively mitigate sound levels where appropriate and ensure compliance with appropriate residential noise levels. 

I will crowdsource noise complaints from residents and compile them into a publicly accessible map of hotspots throughout the City. In conjunction with Department of Transportation data, this will allow the City to share information with residents and prepare a strategy to address complaints. 

I will work with staff to prepare and present a citywide Noise Mitigation Strategy. Many of these best practices are already in place, such as encouraging the use of soundwalls for new developments, while other strategies may need to be assessed and revamped.

In the interest of transparency and accountability, the strategy will be presented to the public and shared online. 

Currently, the City already studies the proposed impact on neighborhood noise levels for proposed developments. 

I will review the guidance used to prepare such reports as well as ensure that reports are publicly accessible in advance at a convenient, easy-to-find location online.