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1. Citizen’s Committeefor New York City: Combating Vehicular Noise Olivia Fru Chandler Griffith Angelina Lopez Minerva Muzquiz Kelly Singer

2. Central Policy Issue What strategies can Citizens Committee for New York City (CCNYC) recommend to residents to increase community group involvement in combating vehicular noise in New York City?

3. Objective To devise a strategy that will: Effectively mobilize community resources to minimize vehicular noise pollution Be executable by resident-led efforts Adhere to the mission of CCNYC

4. Recommendation CCNYC should recommend: the creation of a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a platform where they can learn about noise pollution in their neighborhood, document noise, and organize based on location and interest

6. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue for New Yorkers

7. Measures of Evaluation, Strategies and Analysis of Noise Code

8. Enforcement of vehicular noise complaints is not an agency priority

9. Explanation of Strategies for Community Groups

10. Our strategies focused on bringing awareness to behavior to combat vehicular noise

11. Analysis of Strategies, Recommendation, Next Steps

12. Create a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a organizational platform Minnie Angelina Chandler Olivia

15. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue for New Yorkers

16. Measures of Evaluation, Strategies and Analysis of Noise Code

17. Enforcement of vehicular noise complaints is not an agency priority

18. Explanation of Strategies for Community Groups

19. Our strategies focused on bringing awareness to behavior to combat vehicular noise

20. Analysis of Strategies, Recommendation, Next Steps

21. Create a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a organizational platform Minnie Angelina Chandler Olivia

22. Noise is unwanted sound Note: The decibel scale is not a simple, linear scale. An increase of ten on the decibel scale corresponds to the intensity of sound increasing by a factor of ten. For example, a sound that registers 80 decibels is ten times the intensity of one at 70 decibels.

23. Vehicular Noise exceeds standard safety threshold Car Stereo Car Alarm Motorcycle dBA measurement Horn Honking Truck Busy Street Highway Source: Center for Hearing and Communication

24. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue and greater nuisance for New Yorkers than to residents nationwide Never Rarely Sometimes Often Source: Bronzaft and Van Ryzin, “Neighborhood Noise and Its Consequences”

26. engine idling

27. loud music or stereoSource: NYC DOITT

29. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue for New Yorkers

30. Measures of Evaluation, Strategies and Analysis of Noise Code

31. Enforcement of vehicular noise complaints is not an agency priority

32. Explanation of Strategies for Community Groups

33. Our strategies focused on bringing awareness to behavior to combat vehicular noise

34. Analysis of Strategies, Recommendation, Next Steps

35. Create a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a organizational platform Minnie Angelina Chandler Olivia

36. CCNYC is invested in empowering residents to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods CCNYC “stimulates and supports self-help and civic action”: Award bi-annual grants, ranging from $500 to $3,000 Projects are resident-led and volunteer-based Projects expected to be implemented in 3 to 6 months

37. Our proposed strategies are designed to enable community groups to combat vehicular noise Maintain status quo of referring to 3-1-1 system Create a Public Awareness Campaign to educate residents on the effects of noise pollution Launch a Cell-phone Application to collect, record and store noise code violations Offer Workshops on Noise pollution and Legislative Petitioning to mobilize residents Establish a Social Networking Website to engage residents and create a base for community action

38. Measures of Evaluation are in accordance with CCNYC’s grant requirements

39. Noise Code:Existing policy for sustaining healthy ambient levels in New York City A revised Noise Code was signed into law in 2005, aiming to creating greater city-wide compliance with the code The revision was the first major overhaul in 30 years Goals of Noise Code: Protect public health and welfare Foster convenience and comfort of residents Prevent Injury to human, plant and animal Life

40. Noise Code:Vehicle regulations applies only in areas where speed limit is 35 MPH or less Horn honking is not permitted, except as a warning in situations of “imminent danger” Code prohibits excessive sound from muffler, exhaust or stereo of vehicles operating on public right of way Excessive sound is defined as :

41. Noise Code Enforcement:Vehicular noise violations are not an agency priority Jurisdiction of the commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Noise complaints are received via NYC 3-1-1 phone system Vehicular noise complaints are transferred to local police precinct for investigation Source: NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications

43. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue for New Yorkers

44. Measures of Evaluation, Strategies and Analysis of Noise Code

45. Enforcement of vehicular noise complaints is not an agency priority

46. Explanation of Strategies for Community Groups

47. Our strategies focused on bringing awareness to behavior to combat vehicular noise

48. Analysis of Strategies, Recommendation, Next Steps

49. Create a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a organizational platform Minnie Angelina Chandler Olivia

50. Public Awareness Campaign: Educates residents on noise pollution effects Best Practices from Anti-Smoking Campaigns Quality of Life PublicHealth

51. Public Awareness Campaign: Targets a wide audience Successful public awareness campaign follow these guidelines: Research, write, translate set of talking points Draft press release Pitch 15 media outlets Secure 3 to 4 stories Media Monitoring Answer queries from editors/producers A campaign would focus on promoting quality of life issues: Public Safety Peace and Quiet

52. Public Awareness Campaign:Fails to offer opportunities for citizen action

53. Cell Phone Application: Make social ills visible and tangible App uses heat-map technology to display graffiti data. http://rentsleuth.com/

54. Cell Phone Application: Maps complaints and tracks resolutions App uses cell phone technology to all users to upload graffiti incident reports, photos and videos. Utilizes Google maps and geographic tagging. http://graffiti.fanz.in/new-york

55. Cell Phone Application:Empowers residents to collect and disseminate noise data Noise Application Heat-map display to visually represent vehicular noise violations User generated and interactive Temporal and geographic tagging to track trends in noise Option 1: Hire professional software developer to create new application Option 2: Freelance web developer to create a website that will leverage existing Applications

56. Cell Phone Application: Requires high degree of expertiseand/or cost may exceed grant allowance

57. Vehicular Noise Pollution Workshops: Are informative, engaging and adaptable

59. DOITT Commissioner Carole Post Source: Human Rights Campaign

60. Noise Pollution and Legislative Petitioning Workshops: Fail to maximize community engagement

61. Social Networking Website:Uses existing platforms to engage a wide and growing audience

62. Social Networking Website: Is a platform for community organizing

63. Social Networking Website: Fosters long-term engagement of members

64. Social Networking Website: Is self-sustaining and provides for virtually unlimited growth

66. Vehicular noise is a unique quality of life issue for New Yorkers

67. Measures of Evaluation, Strategies and Analysis of Noise Code

68. Enforcement of vehicular noise complaints is not an agency priority

69. Explanation of Strategies for Community Groups

70. Our strategies focused on bringing awareness to behavior to combat vehicular noise

71. Analysis of Strategies, Recommendation, Next Steps

72. Create a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a organizational platform Minnie Angelina Chandler Olivia

73. Analysis

74. Recommendation CCNYC should recommend: the creation of a Social Networking Website to engage residents and establish a platform where they can learn about noise pollution in their neighborhood, document noise, and organize based on location and interest

75. Potential Next Steps for CCNYC Develop internal criteria for technology-based grant applications Establish a grant budget for projects Publicize the issue of vehicular noise and potential grant opportunities To community groups To potential funders

76. Citizen’s Committeefor New York City: Enforcing the Noise Code Olivia Fru Chandler Griffith Angelina Lopez Minerva Muzquiz Kelly Singer

77. Ambient noise level in NYC Source: New York City Noise Code *Standards are based on measurements for any one hour

79. Noised induced hearing loss (NIHL)

80. Annoyance

81. Aggression

82. Long-term Effects

83. Sleep apnea

84. Stress

85. Cardiovascular disease and hypertension

87. Social Media Statistics Strategy 3:Social Networking By 2010, Generation Y (10-28 year olds) will outnumber both the Baby Boomer generation and Generation X. 96% of them have joined a social networking site1 Facebook has over 400 million users2 If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s 3rd largest3 Sources: Millenials Conference; Facebook; WorldAtlas.com

88. Strategy 3:takeaway Social Media Stat cont.. Facebook added 100 million users in less than 9 months2 iPhone applications hit 1 billion in 9 months3 Sources: United Nations CyberSchoolBus; Facebook; Apple