Exposure to noise and air pollution by mode of transportation during rush hours in Montreal

Apparicio, Philippe; Carrier, Mathieu; Mathieu, Marie‐Ève; Kingham, Simon

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.06.007

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“…It is interesting to compare the mean noise levels recorded here-68.4, 70.7, and 73.4 dB(A) in Copenhagen, Montreal, and Paris, respectively-to those found in other European and North American cities: from 63 to 65 dB(A) in eleven Dutch cities [28], 70 in Rotterdam, 73 in Helsinki, 75 in Thessaloniki [29], and 70.5 and 68.8 in Montreal [25,26].…”

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confidence: 56%

“…8, 66.8, and 74.0 dB(A), respectively). Even rarer are the urban studies that examine the variations of cyclists exposure to road traffic noise according to characteristics of the route taken by the cyclists [26,28,32]. The present work falls within this stream of studies.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Over the last two decades, cyclists' individual exposure to air pollution-more specifically, their inhalation of pollutants [2]-has been, and continues to be, studied extensively (e.g., [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]). In contrast, during the same period, cyclists' noise exposure is, however, less often examined.…”

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“…In contrast, during the same period, cyclists' noise exposure is, however, less often examined. First, some studies have compared the individual exposure to noise by mode of transportation [26][27][28][29][30][31]. For example, a recent study conducted during rush hours in Montreal (Canada) has demonstrated that cyclists levels of exposure to noise (L Aeq, 1min ) are significantly greater than motorists exposure, but lower than public transit commuters (68.…”

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Cyclists′ Exposure to Road Traffic Noise: A Comparison of Three North American and European Cities

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According to the World Health Organization, high levels of exposure to road traffic noise are associated with adverse health effects. Earlier studies suggest that cyclists are exposed to higher noise levels than motorists. Other studies have demonstrated that cyclists' exposure to noise could vary significantly according to their routes. The aim of this study is to compare cyclists' exposure to noise and their determinants in three cities. Three participants cycled equipped with noise dosimeters and GPS watches: 1823, 967, and 1362 km in Copenhagen, Paris, and Montreal, respectively. We fitted three generalized additive mixed model with an autoregressive term models to predict the cyclists' exposure to noise according to the type of route and bicycle infrastructure after controlling for the day of the week, as well as spatial and temporal trends. The overall noise means were 73.4, 70.7, and 68.4 dB(A) in Paris, Montreal, and Copenhagen, respectively. The exposure to road traffic noise is strongly associated with the type of bicycle infrastructure taken by the cyclist; riding on a cycleway significantly decreases it, while riding in a shared lane has no impact. Our findings demonstrate that it is possible to achieve a substantial reduction in cyclists exposure by adopting new practices that include noise exposure in the planning of future cycling infrastructure.

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“…No O 3 sensor was available during this data collection, but we propose another approach based on statistical methods to control its contribution to the measurements (see Sections 3.3 and 5.1). Aeroqual Series 500 monitors have largely been used in numerous studies on individual exposure or air pollution mapping, e.g., [11,19,[61][62][63].…”

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Modelling Cyclists’ Multi-Exposure to Air and Noise Pollution with Low-Cost Sensors—The Case of Paris

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Cyclists are particularly exposed to air and noise pollution because of their higher ventilation rate and their proximity to traffic. However, few studies have investigated their multi-exposure and have taken into account its real complexity in building statistical models (nonlinearity, pseudo replication, autocorrelation, etc.). We propose here to model cyclists’ exposure to air and noise pollution simultaneously in Paris (France). Specifically, the purpose of this study is to develop a methodology based on an extensive mobile data collection using low-cost sensors to determine which factors of the urban micro-scale environment contribute to cyclists’ multi-exposure and to what extent. To this end, we developed a conceptual framework to define cyclists’ multi-exposure and applied it to a multivariate generalized additive model with mixed effects and temporal autocorrelation. The results show that it is possible to reduce cyclists’ multi-exposure by adapting the planning and development practices of cycling infrastructure, and that this reduction can be substantial for noise exposure.

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Exposure to noise and air pollution by mode of transportation during rush hours in Montreal

Cited by 74 publications

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Cyclists′ Exposure to Road Traffic Noise: A Comparison of Three North American and European Cities

Cyclists′ Exposure to Road Traffic Noise: A Comparison of Three North American and European Cities

Modelling Cyclists’ Multi-Exposure to Air and Noise Pollution with Low-Cost Sensors—The Case of Paris

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