Date: July 1990
Authors: Julie Farnham and Ed Beimborn
Availability: Available from the U. S. Department of Transportation, Office of Technical Assistance and Safety, 400 Seventh Street S.W., Washington, DC 20590, report no. DOT-T-90-15. and from the University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Center for Urban Transportation Studies, P. O. Box 784, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0784, (414) 229-5787.
Slide presentation of the report
On-Line version of the full report
Part
1: Table of Contents,
Introduction and Background
Part 2: Noise
Barrier Design
Principles
Part 4: Conclusions, References and Appendicies
Related Articles: "Techniques for Aesthetic Design of Freeway Noise Barriers" TRB Record 1312, p 119-129
Abstract:
The purpose of this report is to provide guidelines and suggestions for the improved design of
freeway noise barriers in the Milwaukee region and elsewhere in the State of Wisconsin. The
guidelines have been developed to encourage an attractive and efficient system of noise
control and to achieve design continuity throughout the area. The report illustrates how
inventories of the technical, cultural and natural landscape can be used in design. A variety
of techniques of wall shape and texture and landscaping application are provided which can
be adapted to specific environments. The desired approach views the wall and landscape as
an integrated system that should be designed to reflect and enhance the surrounding
community. Diversity in design of both the wall and landscaping should be sought and
systems should be designed to reflect the historic/ethnic heritage of the neighborhoods. A
broad range of options should be provided which can creatively enhance the environment that
is seen as well as heard along freeways. The concepts developed in the study are illustrated
through several prototype designs.
Sound good/look good.