Here at the Voice we don't do a lot of pre-advertising for meetings or events, but big issues like the Lyon-Hoag traffic problems or SFO noise do prompt us to alert you all. Here is your chance to speak up about SFO noise which has been bad the last couple of nights, again....
Come join a group of local Burlingame and Hillsborough residents at an informational meeting to discuss this issue and learn how we can address this problem. We will be holding 2 meetings at the Burlingame Public Library:
Thursday, June 21 at 11 AM and
Thursday, June 21 at 7 PM
Please RSVP to [email protected] with the time that works best for you. We look forward to working together on a solution for all! Final meeting location details will be provided to folks who have RSVP'd.
Recall we addressed this with the SFOrunwaynoise team back in August of last year here. You can remind yourselves of the state of the conversation before the June meetings.
I'm very glad to see this group is keeping up the heat even if it is a steep climb.
Posted by: resident | May 30, 2018 at 08:30 PM
Just out of curiosity, how is it that Burlingame residents are bothered by SFO so much but don't utter a peep when Caltrain/UP pollute this town with their horns 24/7?
Posted by: Terence | May 31, 2018 at 11:34 AM
Just out of curiosity, how is it that people cannot figure out how to click on a category like perhaps "SamTrans- Caltrain" on the right hand frame and scroll down a little tiny bit to find:
http://www.burlingamevoice.com/2017/09/lets-make-some-noise.html#comments
or perhaps further to find:
http://www.burlingamevoice.com/2017/02/train-horns-the-sacramento-deal.html#comments
which explains some of the law and regulation around the horns?
Posted by: Editor | May 31, 2018 at 01:39 PM
@ Editor
I am very well of the laws regarding horns and I'm also well aware that there are laws which allow horn usage to be limited, provided that certain criteria are met. Why aren't people fighting for this instead? The trains are the largest contributor to noise pollution in this area and a greater public nuisance, period. When I moved to Burlingame, Caltrain didn't have the amount of frequency and with that, more horns per hour, than they do now.
It's funny how any negative comment about Caltrain is met with the SOP "well the trains were here first" or "who told you to live near trains" rebuttal. Unfortunately, the same could be said about SFO with regard to the jet-blast.
Posted by: Terence | May 31, 2018 at 02:44 PM
I have always felt comfort listening to rain drops, lawn sprinklers, wind, and the Soulful Sounds a train makes going through any Town, late in the night.
I live about 2.5 miles from the Burlingame RR Tracks.
I might have a very different POV if I lived closer to the tracks.
This is a very important issue.
As a Society, we need trains.
Hopefully,the sound issue will be settled before the HSP comes through.
Thank You BV for providing a platform for Community.
Posted by: hollyroller | May 31, 2018 at 03:27 PM
@Terence People get up in arms for awhile and then hope that the Council or the Supervisors do something. Then nothing happens for awhile and they get up in arms again. Repeat.
Posted by: Editor | May 31, 2018 at 03:51 PM
Because they don't want elevated rail that would eliminate the horn noise forever.
Posted by: fred | June 02, 2018 at 11:07 AM
If the noise stays as bad as it is tonight this meeting will be packed packed packed.
Posted by: Mom | June 03, 2018 at 11:51 PM
1:00 am
Wow.
Was that a Saturn V launch?
Posted by: Cassandra | June 04, 2018 at 07:00 AM
My God, what is happening at SFO tonight? Did Trump start WWIII or something?
Posted by: resident | June 04, 2018 at 08:17 PM
The train noise issue is completely separate from the SFO noise issue. They are appealing to different regulators. If you wanted to organize a similar group for the Caltrain noise, you'll find support!
With Caltrain, what I heard at some meetings (the electrification meeting and then a couple of city council meetings) I think the issue came down to liability. If the city implemented quiet hours, then if some person got hit, the city could be sued.
That being said, Atherton was able to somehow implement a quiet zone, so it can be done. But fighting this notion of liability, then asking for the money to implement a quiet zone is an uphill battle. I suspect the train noise is less of a concern to the people that live further west, so only half the city is really impacted. And a smaller percent of that population cares about it (ie, most people say "you get used to it!" or "you knew there was a train here before you moved!").
That being said, if you want to organize a similar movement in parallel to the SFO Runway Noise folks, I'll back you up!
Posted by: Ted Yun | June 06, 2018 at 01:30 PM
3:50am and 5:15. Jeez.
Posted by: Cassandra | September 15, 2018 at 06:28 AM