MUNCIE, IN — Mayor Dennis Tyler is launching a multi-million-dollar project to implement
a quiet zone in the core of the city and is tying it into a major rebuild of South Madison
Street.

The quiet zone project — which would involve closing or upgrading downtown-area
railroad crossings to eliminate the need for trains to sound their whistles — is a goal
that’s proved elusive in the past. Previous mayors have attempted quiet zone
agreements but failed.

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Roysdon, Keith (2014, June 26). Muncie launches multi-million-dollar quiet zone effort