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WelcomeJune 13, 2013

MILTON CITIZENS COMMITTEE ON AVIATION IMPACTS

Organizing Milton to Respond to

Aircraft Traffic Over our Town



Sheryl Fleitman (Tucker Neighborhood)Co-Chair

Phil Johenning (Hillside Neighbohood)

Co-Chair Cindy Christiansen (East Milton)

Ginny Corcoran (Hospital & Police Station)

Muna Killingback (Atherton Street)

John Rowe (Hillside Neighborhood)

Judy Kennedy (Atherton near Curry College)Milton’s CAC Rep

MCCAC Committee Members



Agenda Committee Mission: The group’s aim is to study

and respond to the impacts of airplane traffic on thequality of life, property values, and citizens’ health inMilton. We seek to provide timely information toMilton residents and coordinate responses toincrease our voice.

Overview of runway descriptions, background & map

Review what has happened with noise in our town

Handout information & what you can do

Discussion: What ideas do you have? What else canwe do?



Objectives of the Meeting

• To share information about the extent and impact of aviationtraffic over Milton.

• To consider options for town responses to the implementationof the 33L RNAV (condensed flight path) over Milton on June5--despite strong town opposition.

• To mobilize citizen action to preserve the environmentalintegrity and quality of life in Milton by reducing airplane noise

and air pollution.

• To build the membership of the Milton Citizens Committee on Aviation Impacts.



What You Have Said We have enough flight traffic already!

I've lived in this town for 30 years, paid taxes to support it, and amenraged that towns like Brookline, Newton, Cohasset and Duxburyare not "sharing the pain"!

I strongly oppose the noise and environmental pollution the proposedrunway will cause to our neighborhood.

I am very concerned about the increase to an already detrimentallevel of pollution and noise from flights to and from Logan.

In the summer when outside enjoying the day I am regularlydisturbed by excessive noise.

Milton has way more than it "fair" share of flight paths. Over our house I observed planes in four different patterns in the sky duringthe summer months, some absolutely over our house! Andtechnically, we are not under a flight path!

Comments taken from the 2011 ESPR (Appendix)



For safety the FAA seeks to operate runways that

are aligned with the wind direction



Arr Dep Arr Dep

4L 4.8% 0.0% 4L 3.2% 0.0%

4R 28.2% 4.1% 4R 22.2% 2.7%

9 0.0% 28.9% 9 0.0% 23.1%14 0.0% 0.0% 14 0.0% 0.0%

15R 1.3% 4.4% 15R 0.4% 6.2%

22L 13.4% 1.2% 22L 15.4% 1.5%

22R 0.0% 27.4% 22R 0.0% 38.7%

27 30.9% 16.7% 27 41.1% 11.8%

33L 20.4% 17.3% 33L 16.9% 16.0%

32 1.0% 0.0% 32 0.9% 0.0%

100.0% 100.0% 100.1% 100.0%

Arr Dep Arr Dep Arr Dep

4L 2,229 0 4L 1,501 0 4L 48.5% -

4R 13,069 1,886 4R 10,505 1,297 4R 24.4% 45.4%

9 0 13,450 9 0 11,159 9 - 20.5%14 0 0 14 0 0 14 - -

15R 594 2,042 15R 181 2,983 15R 228.2% -31.5%

22L 6,237 555 22L 7,289 720 22L -14.4% -22.9%

22R 1 12,746 22R 3 18,670 22R -66.7% -31.7%

27 14,326 7,773 27 19,485 5,698 27 -26.5% 36.4%

33L 9,476 8,022 33L 7,987 7,723 33L 18.6% 3.9%

32 466 0 32 416 0 32 12.0% -

46,398 46,474 47,367 48,250

2013 2012 Change

Boston Logan Airport

Runway use YTD April 2013 versus 2012

2013 2012



Arr Dep Arr Dep

4L 6.4% 0.0% 4L 5.0% 0.0%

4R 33.8% 6.4% 4R 28.1% 4.2%9 0.0% 33.7% 9 0.0% 28.0%

14 0.0% 0.0% 14 0.0% 0.0%

15R 0.6% 4.3% 15R 1.2% 7.7%

22L 16.4% 3.3% 22L 15.1% 1.6%

22R 0.0% 38.1% 22R 0.0% 31.5%

27 33.7% 5.9% 27 32.6% 10.0%

33L 8.7% 8.2% 33L 16.4% 17.0%

32 0.5% 0.0% 32 1.5% 0.0%

100.1% 99.9% 99.9% 100.0%

Arr Dep Arr Dep Arr Dep

4L 9,241 0 4L 7,249 0 4L 27.5% -

4R 48,838 9,366 4R 40,698 6,254 4R 20.0% 49.8%9 0 49,059 9 0 41,229 9 - 19.0%

14 0 1 14 0 11 14 - -90.9%

15R 902 6,300 15R 1,811 11,376 15R -50.2% -44.6%

22L 23,634 4,862 22L 21,954 2,314 22L 7.7% 110.1%

22R 22 55,412 22R 20 46,406 22R 10.0% 19.4%

27 48,729 8,587 27 47,355 14,677 27 2.9% -41.5%

33L 12,523 11,920 33L 23,814 25,000 33L -47.4% -52.3%

32 657 0 32 2,181 0 32 -69.9% -

144,546 145,507 145,082 147,267

2012 2010 Change

Boston Logan Airport

Runway use 2012 versus 2010

2012 2010



You Are Not Imagining It! Over the last two years, Milton has experienced a 21% increase in

airplane arrivals on Runways 4 alone.

On March 7, 2013, the FAA made ―tweaks‖ to the RNAV

(concentrated flight paths—akin to highways in the sky) for

runways 4 and 27 and this impacted neighborhoods not previouslyeffected.

A third RNAV for Runway 33L was implemented by the FAA onJune 5, despite strong opposition from Milton. This concentrates

flights over a three mile span instead of throughout the SouthShore.

Two other RNAVs already exist over Milton for Runways 4 and 27.(See wall map* for details.)



Noise over Milton at night!Milton’s 9-hour nighttime noise

burden has increased - whereasmost sites have decreased. (p 6-53

ESPR 2011)

Planes after 11 pm and before7am are very disruptive but theFAA says they are allowed to do

this - although overwater landings and arrivals are an

option at Logan.



Noise Over Milton is Not Being AdequatelyMonitored

Of the 30 noise monitors in towns around Logan, onlyone third (10 out of 30) are south of Logan.

But only ONE is inMilton, at

Cunningham Park.



Noise Increased for Milton,Decreased Overall

Massport's most recent annualreport shows that two other

reported noise measures are thehighest they’ve been in Miltonover the last 7 years. (Table 6-3 pages 6-52 & 6-53)

However, across all the noise

monitors, these measurementshave decreased.



Logan’s Airplane Noise is Being Moved

From Urban to Suburban Areas

―A proposed satellite-guided flight route for planesdeparting one of Logan International Airport’s major

runways would send planes along more preciseroutes and reduce airplane noise in some urban

areas, officials say…The new flight paths would alter the airplane noise experienced in cities and towns inthe Metropolitan Boston area. Data submitted as partof the FAA’s draft environmental assessment indicates

that some airplane noise will move fromurban to suburban areas.‖

Boston Globe, Jan. 26, 2013



Number Of Planes Flying Over Milton From Just

ONE of The THREE RNAVs Over Our Town

About 146 days out of the year, approximately 400arrivals/day fly over most of our town

This runway (the 4’s) is just one of the three runwaysthat are affecting us.

Massport’s Airport Monitor is a tool for tracking flightsover Milton

The next slide shows the effect of the RNAV’s

highway in the sky



Box

shows 6planesflying in ahighwayover Miltonwithotherslining up



Guiding Principles All communities around Logan Airport that enjoy the

convenience of being in close proximity to a major airport should shoulder a fair portion of the airplanetraffic burden.

RNAVs are bad for communities - plane routes shouldNOT be concentrated over narrow corridors of residential areas: government agencies need toreverse this trend and find other solutions.

No one should be disturbed by airplane noise betweenthe hours of 10 pm and 7 am - the normal noisecurfews in communities.



Serious Health Impacts ―Globally…8,000 deaths a year result from pollution

from planes at cruising altitude—about 35,000 feet(10,668 meters)—whereas about 2,000 deaths resultfrom pollution emitted during takeoffs and

landings…The most common causes of death due toair pollution are cardiovascular and respiratorydiseases, including lung cancer, according to the UN'sWorld Health Organization.‖ (Natl. Geographic Daily News

10/5/10)

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-diseases/cancer-article/








Plane Exhaust Kills More People

Than Plane Crashes

Toxic pollutants kill at least ten thousand annually,study says.

By Mason Inman for National Geographic News Published October 5, 2010

There's a new fear of flying: You're more likely to die from exposure to toxic pollutants in planeexhaust than in a plane crash, a new study suggests.

In recent years, airplane crashes have killed about a thousand people annually, whereas plane emissionskill about ten thousand people each year, researchers say.

Earlier studies had assumed that people were harmed only by the emissions from planes while taking off and landing. The new research is the first to give a comprehensive estimate of the number of prematuredeaths from all airline emissions.

"We found that unregulated emissions from [planes flying] above 3,000 feet [914 meters] wereresponsible for most of the deaths," said study leader Steven Barrett, an aeronautical engineer at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/101005-planes-pollution-deaths-science-environment/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/

http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/people/barrett.html







Particulate Matter From Planes is VERY

Bad for Your Health

― The estimated increase in the relative rate of deathfrom all causes [due to air pollution from planes] was0.51 percent…for each increase in the PM10 level of 10 μg per cubic meter.‖ [PM10 are the particulate

matter from airplanes: ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide.] NE Journal of Medicine

2000.

Article: Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality in 20 U.S. Cities, 1987 –1994 From NE

Journal of Medicine (N Engl J Med 2000; 343:1742-1749) Authors: Jonathan M. Samet, M.D.,Francesca Dominici, Ph.D., Frank C. Curriero, Ph.D., Ivan Coursac, M.S., and Scott L.Zeger, Ph.D.



Aircraft Noise is Associated with IncreasedHypertension

In residential areas, outdoor aircraft noise-inducedequivalent noise levels of 60 dB(A) in the daytimeand 45 dB(A) at night are associated with an

increased incidence of hypertension. There is adose-response relationship between aircraft noise andthe occurrence of arterial hypertension. Theprescription frequency of blood pressure-loweringmedications is associated dose-dependently withaircraft noise from a level of about 45 dB(A). Around25% of the population are greatly annoyed by exposureto noise of 55 dB(A) during the daytime. Exposure to50 dB(A) in the daytime (outside) is associated withrelevant learning difficulties in schoolchildren. [TheRNAVs go or over MHS & Pierce.]



Aircraft Noise is Associated with IncreasedHypertension

Based on recent epidemiological studies, outdoor noise limitsof 60 dB(A) in the daytime and 50 dB(A) at night can berecommended on grounds of health protection. Hence,maximum values of 55 dB(A) for the day and 45 dB(A) for the night

should be aimed for in order to protect the more sensitivesegments of the population such as children, the elderly, and thechronically ill. These values are 5 to10 dB(A) lower than thosespecified by the German federal law on aircraft noise and in thereport "synopsis" commissioned by the company that runsFrankfurt airport (Fraport).

Health Consequences of Aircraft Noise Deutsch Arztebl Int.2008 August; 105(31-32): 548 –556. Published online 2008 August4. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0548 PMCID: PMC2696954Published on the US Natl. Instititutes of Health websitehttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2696954/



Wh t C Y D ?



What Can You Do?What Can We Do?

Join the Milton Citizens Committee and become active -share your talents, skills, and energy! Everyone iswelcome and needed.

Write, email, and/or call the FAA, Massport, Sen. Joyce,Rep. Timilty, our Selectman, and your US CongressionalReps (NB: Rep. Capuano is on the transportationsubcommittee).

Mobilize your neighbors. Start and/or sign a petition.

And whatever you can do, keep on doing it until we seepositive change!

[Take a flyer home for yourself and your neighbors!]

C t th 3rd RNAV



Comment on the 3rd RNAVDecision

The FAA accepts written comments on their finaldecision about the RNAV for Runway 33L for 30 daysafter its release (so before 7/4/13)

If your comments were not addressed or if you havenew thoughts or information regarding the Runway 33LRNAV,

Please voice your opinion by writing to:

Terry English [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



Comment During the 6 MonthTrial Period of 33L RNAV

File Noise Complaints (See handout)

Let your federal state and local representatives know

Th k f tti i l d!



Thank you for getting involved!Let’s work together to protect Milton’s

quality of life and environment!



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