Volpe national transportation systems center cambridge, ma 02142 lance meister herbert singleton. Quagliata, antoinette fta tf09a1 ahearn, meghan volpe boeker, eric volpe 5e. However, bnsf and metrolink train noise includes noise generated by both the locomotives and rail cars lrvs are electrically powered and do not have locomotives. The fta guidance manual provides prediction procedures and impact criteria for noise and vibration from transit sources and the criteria apply to transit projects seeking federal funds. Fta transit noise and vibration impact assessment, may 2006. For example, the daynight noise level or ldn is the noise metric. L eq for the noisiest hour of transitrelated activity during hours of noise sensitivity. The operational impacts were evaluated using the guidelines set forth by the ftas guidance manual on. Fta noise and vibration manual 2006 free ebook download as pdf file. Download a free pdf copy or request a paper version by post. The analysis of airborne noise for the second avenue subway was performed using the procedures set forth in the fta guidance manual, transit noise and vibration impact assessment, april 1995.
The fta guidelines assess noise impacts based on the selected landuses sensitivity to noise. The fta recognizes three land use categories for assessing general vibration impacts. Federal transit administration fta guidance manual, transit noise and vibration impact assessment, ftava90100306, may 2006. This document is formally titled transit noise and vibration impact assessment, even though it is mostly referred to in the manner ive shown here. Antoinette quagliata federal transit administration office of planning and environment meghan ahearn eric boeker christopher roof john a. Mass transit projects receiving fta funding are required to use these guidelines to predict and assess. The fta provides guidelines to assess project noise levels from mass transit systems, as well as noise criteria for impacts. It includes clarifications to existing policy and updates to outdated references where applicable. Assumptions for the predictions of bnsf and metrolink train noise are. This fta guidance document sets forth methodologies for analyzing. Noise and vibration has been assessed in accordance with guidelines specified in the federal transit administration fta noise and vibration impact assessment guidance manual fta report ftava90100306, may 2006. Attachment c noise and vibration technical memorandum. There are no local noise or vibration ordinances that apply to interstate rail operations or facilities from nassau county or the local municipalities.
Noise and vibration technical report october 2014 south station expansion page 2 massachusetts department of transportation. This report is the second edition of a guidance manual originally issued in 1995 which presents procedures for predicting and assessing noise and vibration impacts of proposed mass transit projects. However, the vibration criteria in the fta guidance manual are commonly used in assessing potential vibration impacts from new transit projects, and provide guidance on acceptable levels. Mta responses to noise and vibration questions submitted by.
Operational vibration as with noise, there are no specific city, state, or federal regulations for vibration from streetcar operations. The fta noise impact criteria were used to assess the changes in noise. The federal transit administration has guidance on how to assess noise and vibration impacts of proposed mass transit projects. Guidance on assessing noise and vibration impacts fra. Transit noise and vibration impact assessment blurbs new. The magnitude of impact affects whether noise mitigation is investigated or implemented. The assessment also included a detailed vibration 57 assessment based on. Fta noise and vibration manual 2006 national environmental. The federal transit administration fta has developed a transit noise and vibration assessment, may 2006 manual fta manual for the evaluation of transit projects, but this methodology does not specifically address freight train traffic. Task number roof, christopher volpe nlj56 meister, lance csa 5f.
Vibration levels from the project area were determined using chapter 10. The analysis was conducted according to methodology set forth in a guidance manual prepared by the federal transportation authority fta, transit noise and vibration impact assessment, fta va90100306, may 2006 as well as a manual prepared by the federal railroad administration fra, highspeed ground transportation noise and vibration impact. Mta responses to noise and vibration questions submitted. Federal noise and vibration impact assessment methodology is defined in the fta 2006 transit noise and vibration impact assessment guidance manual. The manual examines how technical information should be presented in the fta environmental documents. The federal transit administration fta has released a guidance manual that presents procedures for predicting and assessing noise and vibration impacts of proposed mass transit projects. Federal transit administration fta has released a manual that includes basic concepts, methods, and procedures for documenting the extent and severity of noise and vibration impacts from transit projects. The assessment includes all likely sensitive receivers along the corridor. Noise and vibration fta federal transit administration. Federal transit administration office of planning and environment washington dc 20590 prepared by. This report is the third edition of a guidance manual originally issued in 1995. The analysis was conducted according to methodology set forth in a guidance manual prepared by the federal transportation authority fta, transit noise and vibration impact assessment, ftava90100306, may 2006 as well as a manual prepared by the federal railroad administration fra, highspeed ground transportation noise and vibration impact.
Noise levels defining impact for transit projects federal transit administration u. Federal transit administration fta guidance manual. Highspeed ground transportation noise and vibration impact assessment. Fta, transit noise and vibration impact assessment, final report, may 2006. Therefore, for this tier i eis, the fta methodology will be used for noise and vibration modeling of conventional rail operations e. Topics presented in this manual include procedures for predicting and assessing noise and vibration impacts of proposed transit projects for different stages of. More information about light rail noise and vibration concerns can be found in section 1. Transit noise and vibration impact assessment trid. Federal transit administration, transit noise and vibration impact assessment, final report fta. Noise levels defining impact for transit projects noise and vibration impact assessment manual. This manual contains criteria and procedures for use in analyzing the potential noise and vibration impacts of various types of highspeed fixed guideway transportation systems. The fra manual is intended for projects with train speeds of 90125 mph whereas the fta manual provides guidance for projects with conventional train speeds below 90 mph. Transit noise and vibration impact assessment 2006 presents the basic concepts, methods, and procedures for evaluating the extent and severity of noise impacts from transit projects. Federal transit administration, transit noise and vibration impact assessment, final report ftava90100306, may 2006.
These procedures include modifications to the methodology described in the fta. This section evaluates the potential noise and vibration impacts associated with the project. For noise, land where quiet is an essential element of the intended. General vibration assessment information and procedures contained in the ftas guidance manual, transit noise and vibration impact assessment fta, 2006. Federal transit administration fta transit noise and vibration impact assessment guidance manual fta, 2006, referred to hereafter as the fta guidance manual. Federal transit administration transit noise and vibration impact assessment ftava90100306 may 2006 prepared for. Transit noise and vibration impact assessment 2006. The ldn is the primary noiselevel descriptor for 4. The operational impacts were evaluated using the guidelines set forth by the fta s guidance manual on.
Noise and vibration page 2 march 25, 2016 technical memorandum project alignment using fta methods. The fta guidance manual, transit noise and vibration impact assessment may 2006 discusses development of the vibration impact criteria in greater detail. Specifically, the analysis describes the existing noise environment the project near site. Transit noise impacts are assessed based on landuse categories and sensitivity to noise from transit sources under the fta.
The manual covers all types of bus and rail projects, and includes procedures for assessing noise and vibration impacts for the different stages of project development. Rail fta noise and vibration manual minnesota public radio. Both the general noise assessment and detailed noise assessment procedures were followed. Transit noise and vibration impact assessment manual. The impact criteria for transit projects are expressed for the three following land use categories. The manual was updated in 2012 and this version along with the prior version are available below. Although the whole manual is useful, most readers will find chapter 12 to be particularly valuable. Noise measurement locations evaluated in the final eis and this seis 4. The fta has published the most recent guidance manual for the assessment of noise and vibration impacts in transportation projects, transit noise and vibration impact assessment, may 2006. The fta noise impact criteria are founded on welldocumented research of community reaction to noise and are based on changes in noise levels using a sliding scale. Noise and vibration 125 modeling to predict airborne noise impacts due to construction activities airborne noise from construction activities was estimated following the methodologies set forth in the april 1995 fta guidance manual.
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