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Bike Sounds in the Urban Space of Wrocław The bike as one of very few vehicles produces the most natural sounds that don’t interfere with the city’s auditory environment. As the sounds are quiet and pleasant, they can easily be an antidote to the traffic noise. In Wrocław there are more and more people who tend to ride a bike, which is undoubtedly a consequence of an improved infrastructure. The bike sounds can be heard all over the urban space all day long. What makes Wroclaw unique is for sure the number of bike related initiatives, most of all the collective monthly bike rides during the so called Critical Masses and the annual Wrocław Bikers Fest. They give a chance to listen to a mosaic of bike-produced sounds as well as bike-dedicated music.
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The article presents a soundscape sketch of Old Basel (Greater and Lesser Ba- sel, and the historical Suburb). Field research carried out in 2015 allowed to observe the characteristic sounds of this area. Its uniqueness stems from the presence of water sounds (a thick web of watercourses and inland waterway sailing). A dominant sonic element in the city centre are the acoustic church bells and city gates. Th eir tones in polyphony send a consistent message with the city’s image. Th e diversity of sounds is ensured by many street musicians present in various spaces, but also tourists and city dwellers spending most of their free time outdoors (promenades along the river, town squares, and restaurant gardens), which contributes to a vivid human rumble. Restricted car access zones limit the presence of vehicle sounds in the Old Town, with the exception of the typical sounds of trams and large numbers of cyclists.
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