Hey! I hate train noise. Ok ok... So GSO would be nothing without trains, but we all know trains are a symbol of racism, plus they are noisy!!!!!!!!!! So let us call abolish them here and now!
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Anonymous
8 years ago
The horns keep me up all night long!!!! They hold the horns for like 20 seconds at a time it’s terrible!
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Steve Green
8 years ago
I support this initiative.
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Peter Hazelrigg
8 years ago
This would be a helpful improvement to the quality of working near by.
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Brian Holdridge
8 years ago
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My patio business is disturbed frequently by passing trains and their horns. Obviously I understand the necessity of this occurrence but the trains that lay on the horn for 600 yards before and after the intersection seems like over-kill to me. Some trains are fine but others are just too much.
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Donald Donegan
8 years ago
Thanks for sticking with this - the conversation on NextDoor became a name-calling free-for-all
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Bob Lamar
8 years ago
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Downtowns around the country have silenced the trains. This is an overdue change that will make Greensboro more inviting, especially to hotel guests..
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Congratulations James for a very worthwhile undertaking!
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Deborah McGinley
8 years ago
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The railroad crossing has both lights and a crossing arm on each side. There is no way for cars and people not to know a train is coming.
The sound is uncomfortable for adults but even worse for babies, children, autistic individuals and any one else who is sound sensitive.
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Brent Wickham
8 years ago
this would make a big difference to the quality of life here downtown.
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Ricardo Casillas
8 years ago
too loud!!!
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edgar guillen
8 years ago
I live and work in downtown for 4 years, I believe a quite zone would be incredible!
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Ryan Monahan
8 years ago
Establishing a quiet zone would greatly help the businesses of downtown Greensboro! Let´s make this happen!
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Brian FitzGerald
8 years ago
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Downtown Greensboro should 100% implement a quiet zone. As a downtown resident, I can tell you it would improve the quality of life many times over, and bring more people downtown. The better downtown does, the better Greensboro will do.
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Stephen Monahan
8 years ago
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The extended blasts are just unnecessarily long! Also impacts property values of downtown condos. I'm all for safety, but perhaps we can just implement some fairly inexpensive signal technology to be in compliance and not disrupt the nearby residents and businesses.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
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Can the quiet zone extend towards East Market Street/ Dudley/Benbow? The tracks cross literally feet from dorms and student housing off of NC A&T's campus and as a college student, having a blaring train right outside your window at 2 am is insanely disruptive. I understand this petition is for downtown, but just curious if that can be included since we're not even a full mile away.
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Kyle Dell
8 years ago
Your web address for this form uses the word “quite” instead of “quiet”. This may be confusing to people.
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Cameron A Crowell
8 years ago
I'm a heavy sleeper but sometimes a conductor will blare their horn for 15 seconds or longer continuously at 5am or earlier. Surely it isn't necessary to do that and the early warning of an obstruction on the tracks will help give them confidence for when nothing is there.
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David Arneke
8 years ago
I generally enjoy hearing the trains, but the horns are often excessive.
Chill out with the train horns please.
Hey! I hate train noise. Ok ok... So GSO would be nothing without trains, but we all know trains are a symbol of racism, plus they are noisy!!!!!!!!!! So let us call abolish them here and now!
The horns keep me up all night long!!!! They hold the horns for like 20 seconds at a time it’s terrible!
I support this initiative.
This would be a helpful improvement to the quality of working near by.
My patio business is disturbed frequently by passing trains and their horns. Obviously I understand the necessity of this occurrence but the trains that lay on the horn for 600 yards before and after the intersection seems like over-kill to me. Some trains are fine but others are just too much.
Thanks for sticking with this - the conversation on NextDoor became a name-calling free-for-all
Downtowns around the country have silenced the trains. This is an overdue change that will make Greensboro more inviting, especially to hotel guests..
Congratulations James for a very worthwhile undertaking!
The railroad crossing has both lights and a crossing arm on each side. There is no way for cars and people not to know a train is coming. The sound is uncomfortable for adults but even worse for babies, children, autistic individuals and any one else who is sound sensitive.
this would make a big difference to the quality of life here downtown.
too loud!!!
I live and work in downtown for 4 years, I believe a quite zone would be incredible!
Establishing a quiet zone would greatly help the businesses of downtown Greensboro! Let´s make this happen!
Downtown Greensboro should 100% implement a quiet zone. As a downtown resident, I can tell you it would improve the quality of life many times over, and bring more people downtown. The better downtown does, the better Greensboro will do.
The extended blasts are just unnecessarily long! Also impacts property values of downtown condos. I'm all for safety, but perhaps we can just implement some fairly inexpensive signal technology to be in compliance and not disrupt the nearby residents and businesses.
Can the quiet zone extend towards East Market Street/ Dudley/Benbow? The tracks cross literally feet from dorms and student housing off of NC A&T's campus and as a college student, having a blaring train right outside your window at 2 am is insanely disruptive. I understand this petition is for downtown, but just curious if that can be included since we're not even a full mile away.
Your web address for this form uses the word “quite” instead of “quiet”. This may be confusing to people.
I'm a heavy sleeper but sometimes a conductor will blare their horn for 15 seconds or longer continuously at 5am or earlier. Surely it isn't necessary to do that and the early warning of an obstruction on the tracks will help give them confidence for when nothing is there.
I generally enjoy hearing the trains, but the horns are often excessive.