The city has been taking a closer look, or listen, to loud vehicles in residential areas ahead of a proposed review of how to keep the noise down across Grande Prairie.
Set to be discussed at an upcoming Public and Protective Services Committee, a public report suggests they spent the better part of 2024 drumming up possible solutions to what appears to be a growing number of complaints.
According to data released by the city, 74 requests for Enforcement Services to respond to various vehicle noise complaints have been made this year, up from 52 in total from 2023. The municipality has three distinct categories of complaints, including noise and idling.
Despite the uptick of complaints in 2024, the municipality says the 2020 Traffic Noise Monitoring Program, conducted by a third party, determined that sound levels at all residential receptors were within the 65-decibel traffic noise limit set out in the previously drafted Transportation Master Plan.
In the report, Chief of Public and Protective Services, Dan Lemieux says part of the already rolled-out plan to help address noise concerns came via education and enforcement throughout the year.
From January 1st to October 31st, officers handed out 160 tickets related to excessive vehicle noise, and in addition to regular enforcement efforts, six targeted traffic operations focused on noisy vehicles during the summer as well.
Members of the committee will debate the matter on Tuesday.
