Comments on: The sounds of a gentler commute http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/07/the-sounds-of-a-gentler-commute/ A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 22:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JP http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/07/the-sounds-of-a-gentler-commute/#comment-62461 JP Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:41:19 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3273#comment-62461 More noise is more noise. It might make some parts of the stations more pleasant in already quiet areas but it won't noisy areas quieter. Decibels are cumulative and I remind you there are already too many excessively noisy places in the system. More noise is more noise. It might make some parts of the stations more pleasant in already quiet areas but it won’t noisy areas quieter. Decibels are cumulative and I remind you there are already too many excessively noisy places in the system.

]]> By: Scott E http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/07/the-sounds-of-a-gentler-commute/#comment-62431 Scott E Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:36:05 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3273#comment-62431 Whether the sounds of the subway are crickets or screeching brakes, they'll all be drowned out by someone's noisy iPod anyway. Actually, I heard of a study (can't cite it though) where they piped in elevator music on the Amtrack/NJT/LIRR platforms at Penn Station in the morning, and people were actually happier and more pleasant when the music played than when it didn't. I don't know if cricket-sounds were part of the study though. Whether the sounds of the subway are crickets or screeching brakes, they’ll all be drowned out by someone’s noisy iPod anyway.

Actually, I heard of a study (can’t cite it though) where they piped in elevator music on the Amtrack/NJT/LIRR platforms at Penn Station in the morning, and people were actually happier and more pleasant when the music played than when it didn’t. I don’t know if cricket-sounds were part of the study though.

]]> By: Jason http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/07/the-sounds-of-a-gentler-commute/#comment-62429 Jason Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:12:48 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3273#comment-62429 Think this is decent idea, they have something like this on the St. George terminal on the SI Ferry (believe its birds chirping, triggered by a motion sensor or something). Question is will these hanging pieces of art be easily cleanable or will they be just as difficult to maintain as the intricate mosaics and wall friezes installed in the original system. In any case, that station needed this overhaul badly so any and every improvement is greatly appreciated Think this is decent idea, they have something like this on the St. George terminal on the SI Ferry (believe its birds chirping, triggered by a motion sensor or something). Question is will these hanging pieces of art be easily cleanable or will they be just as difficult to maintain as the intricate mosaics and wall friezes installed in the original system.

In any case, that station needed this overhaul badly so any and every improvement is greatly appreciated

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