whna | Community Meeting – Sound Walls to Reduce Noise and Air Pollution along I-93, Monday, June 25 (Reply)

Another find on reddit--I never heard about this anywhere else. Original entry (can find redacted emails there): https://redd.it/8s5ave

Community Meeting – Sound Walls to Reduce Noise and Air Pollution along I-93 in Somerville

Monday, June 25, 2018, 6 – 8 pm (free pizza & drinks)

Community Assembly Room, Assembly Square

50 Middlesex Avenue, Somerville (behind the Kmart store)

Contact: Ellin Reisner [reisner51@[redacted]] | 617-776-1987 and visit http://sites.tufts.edu/cafeh/

Background info:

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When I-93 was built in the 1970’s the state was supposed to build sound walls along the highway. It never happened.

What can you do to help?

Help us Measure Noise along I-93 in Somerville to determine if we need sound walls and where to put them.
Get involved in the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to collect and share information about sound walls along I-93.

Attend Community Meetings to learn about:
Proposal to build sound walls along I-93 in Somerville
Research on how people’s health is affected by near highway air pollution along I-93 in Somerville
History of I-93 in Somerville
Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

Your questions and concerns
Visit our website http://sites.tufts.edu/cafeh/
Organizers: Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership (STEP); The Welcome Project; Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), Tufts University, Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health Study (CAFEH)