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Molfetta
General data
Molfetta is a city in the South of Italy, located between Bari and Barletta, with high population density. It is very well connected, the Adriatic highway takes you to Bari in 15 minutes, and the train journey does not last longer than 20 minutes. Bari´s airport is 10 minutes away by car.
The city has a medieval area with narrow streets that have no sidewalks, where some commercial and craft activities take place. It is also a residential area.
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table-population
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There is a high number of vehicles, with a rate of 4 vehicles per 10 people, approximately. Thirty-eight % of families have more than one vehicle.
table-vehicles
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| vehicles/inhabitants | | 0,433 |
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parking places
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| type of vehicle | | motorcycles and bicycles | | cars | | trucks | | others |
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In Molfetta the main cause of noise pollution is road traffic. There is no sonic map of the city, but some sound measurements have taken place for the main streets.
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table- Noise measurements
| street | noise (laeq decibels A) |
| Via Umberto- Via Cavalloti | 71,8 |
| Corso Umberto- Via de Luca | 69 |
| Via Terlizzi- Via Germano | 74 |
| Corso M. Di Savoia- Via Respa | 72,48 |
| Via Pansini- Via San Marco | 77,7 |
| Via Baccarini- Via T. Fiorino | 74,9 |
These are 12-hour measurements, between 9 am and 9 pm.
criteria for sensitive areas
According to current legislation, maximum noise levels acceptable in various zones are the following:
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| class | zone | Decibel A |
| day | night |
| 1 | Particularly protected areas (schools, hospitals, public parks, areas designed for resting and leisure) | 50 | 40 |
| 2 | Mainly residential areas | 55 | 45 |
| 3 | Mixed areas (commercial activity, limited craft activity ) | 60 | 50 |
| 4 | Areas of heavy human activity (commercial and office activity, craft activity, near important roads and railways, small industry) | 65 | 55 |
| 5 | Mainly industrial areas (with industry and few residencies) | 70 | 60 |
| 6 | Industrial areas (without residencies) | 70 | 70 |
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Sonic Map
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decibels A (dBA).
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| 1 . Via Bari- Via Cavallotti | 71,4 |
| 2 . Corso Umberto- Via de Luca | 69 |
| 3 . Via Terlizzi- Via Respa | 74 |
| 4 . Corso M. di Savoia- Via Respa | 72,48 |
| 5 . Via Pansini- Via S. Marco | 77,7 |
| 6 . Via Baccarini- Via T. Fiorino | 74,9 |
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Actions
Since 1994, Molfetta´s Townhall has developed several schemes aiming to reduce or modify mobility in the city.
1.- Re-structuring and re-vitalizing the city´s outskirts.
2.- Encouraging public transportation.
3.- Creating bicycle lanes and parking places, as well as carrying out campaings to promote bicycle use.
4.- Areas of limited circulation in commercial streets.
5.- Following the urban traffic plan to rationalize and optimize the circulation of vehicles in the city.
6.- Controlling aging of vehicles.
7.- Creating payment parking zones in the streets (blue zones).
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Population Perception of Noise Pollution
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Comparative study among the towns of Viladecans (Spain), Oulu (Finland), Arta (Greece) and Molfetta (Italy)
Part of RUMORE project was charged to evaluate people perception of noise pollution in all the cities mentioned above.
Aquest estudi s’ha dut a terme a partir d’una sèrie d’enquestes al domicili.
The study is based on representative population home-surveys; it was the same one for all the towns. Afterwards the city of Viladecans Fondation has processed the data.
If you want to recive the results of the study write a letter to the
Environmental and public space Area of the City hall of Viladecans.
Adress:
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Ajuntament de Viladecans
Àrea de Medi Ambient i Espai Públic
Crta de la Vila nº3
08040, Viladecans
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