Quiet Communities, Inc. (QCi) is a nonprofit 501C3 organization that is dedicated to helping communities reduce health and environmental harm from noise and pollution. It operates through four programs: Quiet Outdoors, Quiet Coalition, Quiet Healthcare, and Quiet Conversation. Each strives to generate long-lasting structural and behavioral changes that result in quieter, more sustainable, and more livable communities. Read more >
Harmful Transit Noise Can Be Reduced
By Arline Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition Sep 1, 2020. I recently learned about another...
Worker Exposures: Close Proximity Exhaust Emissions
Sep 24, 2019 Gasoline is an integral part of life in America and many industrialized nations. So much so that we forget how dangerous it ...
San Jose tackled two noise problems in one meeting
By David M. Sykes, Vice Chair, Quiet Coalition May 28, 2019 In San Jose, California, the City Council recently considered two separate co...
Lincoln, MA: Making Thoreau Proud Again
Apr 3, 2019 The Town of Lincoln, MA, home to Henry Thoreau’s Walden Pond (along with Concord, MA) and the Massachusetts Audubon Society, ...
Southampton – Showing What it Takes
Apr 1, 2019 Transitioning an industry to clean, quiet land maintenance practices is a multi-faceted effort. It requires making the health...
Electric Landscaping Celebrated in Ojai
By Luke Massman-Johnson Aug 14, 2018 On August 2nd, the city of Ojai, CA celebrated the rollout of a brand new fleet of commercial-grade ...
DC Testimony is a Community Resource
DC Testimony is a Community Resource Aug 3, 2018 Citizen group, Quiet Clean DC, has created a resource for communities looking to restrict the use of gas leaf blowers. The organized effort undertaken to enact legislation is summarized in this article in The Atlantic, by James Fallows. Washington DC is among a recent group of metropolitan areas