Resources

If you want to learn more about airplane noise, the FAA's NextGen program, and the adverse impact of aircraft noise on people around the country, follow the links below.

Information about the FAA Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals

• • Read the announcement of April 4th, 2016, by Eshoo, Farr, Speier about the FAA Select Committee

  • See the members and alternates of the FAA Select Committee

  • The FAA Select Committee public meeting schedule is listed at the center of our home page; you are encouraged to attend and speak at these public meetings.

Local Efforts to Address Airplane Noise

• • Airplane Noise in the 18th Congressional District (Rep. Anna Eshoo)

  • Airplane Noise over Los Altos Hills (The Town of Los Altos Hills)

• SkyPosse Palo Alto

  • • The Basics of Noise Metrics (An excellent primer!)

• • How to Complain On Your Smartphone

  • Aircraft Noise & Public Health

  • Petition to Elected Officials

• SkyPosse Los Altos

• • Fast Facts Brochure

  • James Lyons et al. vs. FAA, Petitioners' Opening Brief (Residents of Portola Valley and Woodside suing the FAA)

Proposed National Legislation

• S. 2761: FAA Community Accountability Act of 2016, Sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA)

• H.R. 3965: FAA Community Accountability Act of 2015, Sponsored by Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-7)

• H.R. 3384: Quiet Communities Act of 2015, Sponsored by Rep. Grace Meng (NY-6)

National & International Resources on Airplane Noise

• National Quiet Skies Coalition

  • National Quiet Skies Petition

  • Archives & Information Exchange

• NextGenNoise.org

  • Scientific Studies

  • Decibel Hell: The Effects of Living in a Noisy World

• Aviation Impact Reform

  • A Closer Look at How FAA is ‘Tone-Deaf’ on NextGen Noise Impacts

  • Communities Adversely Impacted by Aviation

  • Noise Impact Archive

• Airport Noise Law

  • Acts of Congress Relevant to Airport Noise Control

  • FAA Approach to Aircraft Noise Measurement

  • Aircraft Noise Measurement and Modeling

• Citizen's Noise Monitoring

Information about the SFO Roundtable

• County Officials Need to Make Noise about Aircraft Noise, San Mateo County Grand Jury Report, 2010-2011

Information about NextGen and the FAA

• FAA NextGen and the 2012-2015 "Optimization of Metroplex Airspace", January 30, 2016 (A History of NextGen, written by Palo Alto Resident Mark Schull)

  • FAA Initiative to Address Noise Concerns of Santa Cruz/Santa Clara/San Mateo/San Francisco Counties (Updated Mar 4 2016)

  • FAA Initiative to Address Noise Concerns of Santa Cruz/Santa Clara/San Mateo/San Francisco Counties Feasibility Study (Presented in Los Altos, CA on Mar 7 2016 to elected officials and citizen advocates)

• FAA Initiative to Address Noise Concerns of Santa Clara/Santa Cruz/San Mateo/San Francisco Counties, Nov 16 2015

  • Inspector General: FAA Reforms Falling Short of Cost, Efficiency, & Modernization Expected Goals (US DOT, Office of Inspector General)

• "No. California Metroplex OAPM, Airspace Redesign Projects (ARD)", FAA

• FAA Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD) For the NorCal OAPM, July 2014