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"Quiet Zone" at railroad crossings in City of Plymouth (safer, quieter, and improves property values)

NL, Neighbor
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An informal petition was recently started to encourage the City of Plymouth, Michigan to consider taking steps to qualify railroad crossings for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) "Quiet Zones" status which:

  • prohibits trains from sounding horns except in emergencies; 
  • is safer than non-"Quiet Zone" railroad crossings; 
  • prevents drivers from going around the gates; 
  • potentially increases property values; and 
  • has been successfully done by over 500 communities in accordance with federal regulations, which have allowed this since 2006.
 Over fifty people have signed the paper version and the on-line version is now available at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/plymouthquietzones/ . That site also provides a link to a site with more information about this.
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