Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment

[ac3r]

So is it loud and busy, or barely used and sitting empty?

I'm speaking specifically of a stadium downtown, not The Aud. The Aud is quite far away from homes so it doesn't have much of an impact on the neighbourhood. Anything built on Charles Street would generate quite a lot of noise levels, from pedestrians, traffic, the events indoors (music, cheering etc). When we design buildings in architecture, we study noise impacts. Stadiums in urban areas have a significant noise level. Cities are already very loud places - often well above what is considered medically tolerable for human beings and wildlife - and adding a stadium and all the increased "busyness" that comes with it increases decibel levels.