Related to noise pollution a good framework for thinking about cars and car traffic is comparing them to industrial activity. A 6 lane or 8 lane highway is lik

Related to noise pollution a good framework for thinking about cars and car traffic is comparing them to industrial activity. A 6 lane or 8 lane highway is like a big chemical plant. You wouldn’t want that in your neighborhood or near your city. It’s a big industrial site. A tree-lined road with protected bike lanes, sidewalks, cars parked on either side, and a 20 mph speed limit is like a nice coffee shop just a few blocks from your house. It’s like a small business. You do want those in your neighborhood. I’d also like to add, I just moved back to a neighborhood in the city and it’s much quieter to me than the suburbs. What you forget is that in the suburbs people are mowing and lead blowing and doing all those activities and they add a lot of noise. Didn’t notice as much when working in the office but noticed it much more when working from home. Now that I’m back in the city the car traffic noise is somewhat the same maybe a little worse, but the landscaping noise is far less prevalent and then I’m left with really not a lot of noise.