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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...epubs/millennium/00134.pdf

Nearly every person in the United States is affected by transportation-related noise. This paper presents a brief historical perspective of past milestones in transportation-related noise control, along with a discussion of the current state of the art. Some of the more promising future technologies and research areas in the field are also examined. The three primary modal areas--aircraft, highway, and rail--are discussed separately. Because this is not only an era of shrinking research dollars but also a time in which transportation planning needs to take place on a cross-modal level, the need for sharing of resources among different transportation agencies is also discussed.

This paper is available on the CD-ROM, Transportation in the New Millennium: State of the Art and Future Directions, Perspectives from Transportation Research Board Standing Committees. It is also available on the TRB Website. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

English

9 p.

2000

Transportation in the New Millennium

Aircraft noise; Airport noise; Cooperation; Government agencies; High speed rail; Highway traffic; History; Interagency relations; Noise; Noise control; Pollution; Railroads; Resource allocation; State of the art; Technology; Traffic noise; Transportation; Transportation planning

United States

Environment; History; Transportation (General)

TRIS, TRB

Feb 24 2000 12:00AM