I have the same problem. The difference on a snowday e.g. is night and day. no speeders, so much more quiet. Two of my neighbors on our block bought electrical

I have the same problem. The difference on a snowday e.g. is night and day. no speeders, so much more quiet. Two of my neighbors on our block bought electrical cars, and not exaggerating, it made such a difference to quality of life, no longer hearing them pull up or drive off. I lived in a "walkable city" for a number of years. The noise outside my window was all human. Footsteps, people talking, ... At night was dead quiet. Much more quiet than the suburban street I'm on now. City life is not inherently shitty, it's tolerance for antisocial behaviors that make it shitty. I really think americans can't always put their finger on it, and end up moving out at some point, thinking it has to do with the overall "busyness" of city life or something. But it really is just noisy cars.