“And then there is the noise,” writes Dr. Ronald Meyer in a recent op-ed regarding the Northwestern plan to rebuild Ryan Field. His concern is how the large concerts will affect Evanston Hospital, “just 2,000 feet away from the proposed arena.”
Here in Douglass Park, two (two!) hospitals stand across the street (about 35 feet) from where mega-festivals have been held every summer for eight years, in spite of increasing community opposition. Meyer vividly describes the experience of staff and patients during fraught medical situations as noise interferes with communication, concentration and ability to function.
