City Worker Noise Attitude Survey

The Quiet City Project is a scheme currently being run by the City of London Department for Environmental Services, and has the following primary aim - ‘to protect and enhance the soundscape of quiet areas in the City of London’. This survey, which only takes a few minutes, forms an integral part of the Quiet City project by discovering the attitudes towards noise of those who work in the City, as well as their opinions regarding relatively quiet spaces in the region.

The Quiet City project is currently assessing the feasibility of protecting areas of relative tranquillity in the City, and reducing ambient noise levels in certain sensitive areas. Following on from an extensive noise monitoring survey, the next aim of the project is to gauge public opinion on the noise environment. The following survey focuses on people who work in the City of London, and is a part of a wider survey also encompassing City residents and tourists. For more information on the Quiet City project, please contact the Environmental Services Pollution Team on 0207 332 1593.

Do you notice noise levels within the City?
	Yes	No

Which of the following noise sources do you notice most often? (please select as many as apply)
	Traffic	Music	Cafes
	Building Works	People	Public Events
	Trains	Pubs/Bars	Other

	Other, Please specify:

On a scale of 1-5, how noisy do you think the City of London is?
	1 (very quiet)	2	3 (average)	4	5 (very loud)

Would you like to see action taken to reduce noise levels in the City?
	Yes		No

	What do you think could be done to achieve any such reduction?

	Why do you think this?

	Where is your office/main place of work?

By which method do you travel to work? (please select as many as apply)
	Tube	Cycle	Car
	Bus	On foot	Train

On a scale of 1-5, what proportion of your time in the City is spent outside of the office/on the City streets?
	1 (very little)	2	3	4	5 (almost all)

Do you actively seek out quiet areas in the City?
	Yes		No

Do you prefer the busier, noisier areas of the City?
	Yes	No	No preference

Would you like more to be done to protect the quieter, more tranquil areas of the City?
	Yes	No	No preference

	Do you have any specific suggestions?

Would you like such areas to be more accessible and better advertised?
	Yes	No	No preference

Which of the following sounds would you say are iconic?
	St Paul's Bells		Open Cry Trading		Boats on the river
	Other Church Bells		'Buzz' from coffee houses/pubs		Other
	Evening Standard Traders		General bustle of activity

	Other, please specify:

Do you like being able to hear iconic sounds associated with the City?
	Yes	No

Regardless of whether you like iconic sounds in the City, do you seek places where you can gain respite from them?
	Yes		No

Are you:

Male

Female

How old are you?

--Click Here--Under 2525-3031-4041-60Over 60

	If you have any further comments regarding the Quiet City project, or any of the issues raised in this survey, please enter them here:

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