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> It is important to note that usually, something like 98% of noise complaints come from 1-2 individuals, even in areas with thousands of residents. Research p
by wahern 4mo ago
> It is important to note that usually, something like 98% of noise complaints come from 1-2 individuals, even in areas with thousands of residents.
Research paper for anyone interested: https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/airport-noise-nimbyism https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/airport-nois...
And when there's any talk about airport capacity expansion, newspapers and anti-development organizations trot out statistics about thousands of complaints per year from residents, and then the conversation shifts from expansion to reduction. sigh