Car noise is the dominating noise in cities: https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8 https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8 One thing I’ve noticed in tightly packed cities like Par

Car noise is the dominating noise in cities: https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8 https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8 One thing I’ve noticed in tightly packed cities like Paris is that neighborhoods in the city proper are very quiet because there’s little car traffic. If there is traffic, it’s light enough to not make it through one tightly packed row of units. Contrast to any American city, and most downtown areas will be within hearing distance of a large freeway. This problem isn’t solved globally, but there are loads of cities that are very pleasant to be in outside. That’s not the case in North America, mostly because of car traffic. (Space inefficient, so less room for nice things, loud, and dangerous)