CCDC - Quiet Zone Page Frequently Asked Questions   |   Filing a Complaint Quiet Zone Glossary  |  Photo Map of Quiet Zone Contact ►[email protected] ►More contacts at CCDC: Beverly Schroeder Centre City Development Corporation 225 Broadway, Suite 1100  San Diego, CA 92101-5074 (619) 235-2200   (619) 236-9149 fax Contact ►[email protected] John L. Anderson, PE CCDC Senior Project Manager - Public Works 225 Broadway, Suite 1100  San Diego, CA 92101-5074 (619) 533-7140   (619) 236-9148 fax Contact ►[email protected] www.fra.dot.gov www.leginfo.ca.gov uscode.house.gov Quiet Zone Staff Report [PDF, 29KB] Alternate Kettner Blvd. One Way [PDF, 122KB] Proposed G One Way [PDF, 121KB] Kettner & G Intersection Conceptual Design [PDF, 215KB] Selected Portions of Traffic Study [PDF, 1088KB] Time Line: Jun 19, 2007 - Update Meeting in Little Italy Mar 14, 2007 - Project Update Feb 12, 2007 - Project Update Sep 27, 2006 - Memorandum of Understanding with NCTD approved at CCDC Board Meeting July 17, 2006 - Quiet Zone Meeting was held with a packed house of 300 persons July 2006 - Quiet Zone Meeting Flyer released June 14, 2006 - John Anderson CCDC Senior Project Manager - Public Works Comments  June 2, 2006 - Mayor Sanders Announces $109 MILLION BOND SALE for Downtown Redevelopment Projects - includes $1 million - $1.5 million for Quiet Zone improvements.  (Fact Sheet - pdf, 3 pages)  [3] May 19, 2006 - June 19, 2006 - Declaration for the Quiet Zone (pdf) 30 day Public Review Jan 5, 2006 - Board Approves Downtown QUIET ZONE Recommendation (Marina)   July 2005 - City of San Diego Draft General Plan (pages 281-283)  [4] June 14, 2005 - Design Review & 2nd Amendment to Agreement with BDS Engineering for the Downtown San Diego Quiet Zone-Area Wide   [1]

 

Councilmember Kevin Faulconer 202 C Street, MS #10A San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: (619) 236-6622 Fax: (619) 236-6996 Contact ►[email protected]   Contact the Staff   See City of San Diego Draft General Plan July 2005 (pages 281-283)

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Congresswoman Susan A Davis 4305 University Avenue Suite 515 San Diego, CA 92105 Phone: (619) 280-5353 Fax: (619) 280-5311   Contact ► Susan Davis

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), beginning June 24, 2005, will allow local communities to establish Quiet Zones, where, based on the type and extent of safety measures employed at certain crossings, trains may be allowed to NOT sound their train horns when approaching at-grade (level with the street) rail crossings.  Learn more at the FRA website under "Horn Rule" at: http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/1318 Read Placentia, CA Decision: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/AGENDA_DECISION/20565.htm   Word Document     PDF Document source: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/hottopics/4railsafety/+quietzones.htm

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North County Transit District The COASTER   Rails to be silent at night for awhile Read on.....click here

 

 

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More Quiet Zone Related Links & News from around the country

 

Comments from Govt Officials: Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich Statement on Quiet Zones  Dec 17, 2003 Congressman Brian Higgins Buffalo, NY June 15, 2006 Senator Schumer urges FRA and CSX to help with creation of ‘QUIET ZONE’ Jan 17, 2006 LOWEY AND GROMACK PRAISE DECISION  Dec 17, 2003 Congresswoman Lowey PRAISES DECISION ON QUIET ZONES  May 2, 2005 Press Release from Mayor Bill White - Houston TX July 11, 2006

 

News from around the country: Is train horn noise a problem in your town?  John W. P. Redden, P.E. Senior Railroad Engineer Hanson-Wilson, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri DeWitt’s train ‘quiet zone’ will come at cost  Quad City Times DeWitt, IA July 18, 2006 Sound practice or just noise? Orange County July 16, 2006 'Quiet zone’ for trains is considered  Quad City Times, DeWitt IA July 16, 2006 Thanks for support in quiet zone effort  Lodi News.com, CA, July 12, 2006 Fight to Quiet Trains Gets Longer  TBO.com Tampa Bay, FL May 20, 2006 TRAIN HORNS and QUIET ZONES - Richmond, CA  More commentary on Train Horn Noise And still more commentary Train Horn Incident Report for Richmond, CA  [pdf] Quiet Zones - an explanation - Ohio Rail Dev Commission Filing Instructions to Establish a Rail Quiet Zone Comments before the DOT - FRA  [2] Municipal Guide for Creating New Quiet Zones  [pdf] - DuPage, IL Mayors and Managers Conference) TRAIN HORN QUIET ZONES PROGRAM INTRODUCTION - Sacramento, CA  [pdf] Night time whistle blowing prohibition - Sioux City, IA Quiet Zone Project - Fargo, ND View the 64 page Fargo, ND Application  pdf format View the 76 page Moorehead, MN Application  pdf format Placentia Moves Closer to "Quite Zone"  Press Release, Nov 21, 2002 Audio Report from - Placentia, CA (mp3 file) PUC staff report recommending approval Quiet Zone / Supplemental Safety Measures QUIET ZONE EXTENSION GRANTED BY FRA  June 22, 2006 Menlo Park City Council Email Log  - Dec 6, 2004 Quiet Zone petition draws 1599 signatures - Sun City West, AZ No more train whistles - The Quiet Zone - Sun City West, AZ Quiet Zone in Chittenden County, VT Fight To Quiet Trains Gets Longer - Brandon, FL Train Horns to Return to Quiet Zones  BNSF News Release. June 23, 2005 Citizens for a Quality Mukilteo & Port of Everett Reach Agreement on Quiet Zone Press Release, Everett, WA Dec 28,2004 FRA's Rule on Locomotive Horns & Quiet Zones North Carolina DOT 'Quiet zones' can limit train noise  St Petersburg, FL  Dec 18, 2003 Union Pacific Railroad's Information on Quiet Zones Railroad Quiet Zones  Lincoln, NE Conference Working to Establish New "Quiet Zones" in Northern Suburbs of Chicago H.O.R.N. (Halt Outrageous Railroad Noise) - New Jersey

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