Beat Bad Traffic Noise With A Fountain

12/07/2023

White noise creates a sense of peacefulness in Antwerp park:

At a city park in Antwerp, the sound of traffic is constant. The park sits next to a major highway. But the city is now redesigning the space to make it more peaceful—including adding noise-canceling fountains that can help mask the drone of cars and trucks.

The city wanted to “improve the sound climate in the park, and to create a place where people can find rest and, for a while, escape the urban hustle,” says Raf Verbruggen, Antwerp’s project lead on urban soundscaping. “In cities all over the world, there is an urgent need for such restorative places.”

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