Posted by LMP, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jan 11, 2013 at 6:56 am

I think I'd rather have the trees and a little traffic noise than a big wall.

Posted by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jan 11, 2013 at 2:48 pm

Agreed, especially given how many hundreds of trees they want to remove.

Posted by MCL, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood, on Jan 15, 2013 at 7:02 am

They don't really work. Something has to absorb the sound, the walls merely cause the sound to ricochet, and even can make it worse. When they walled the 680 corridor one friend living a couple blocks away (in San Ramon) stated that it was even noisier after they were installed.

Posted by JT, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jan 15, 2013 at 3:17 pm

More stupidity. It might be a "sound" wall, meaning it is constructed soundly, but it could be better described as a rebound wall.

Idiot planners need to look for sound absorption walls! and not pretend that concrete, brick and otherwise do anything to absorb sound.

How can our society be so DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by peggy, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood, on Jan 16, 2013 at 5:33 pm

Sound walls help those who need it most: those living nearest the traffic. If you were living with the noise, you would have a different opinion than those who just drive by and miss the trees. Get real.