Mozley Park residents campaign for interstate noise barriers on Atlanta’s Westside

When you visit Atlanta’s Mozley Park neighborhood and head down Racine Street, you’ll notice historic homes, a daycare and a small community garden as you reach its corner with Gordon Terrace.

But you’ll also find something else: a chain-link fence separating a portion of the neighborhood from eight lanes of roaring interstate traffic.

For nearly three years, a coalition of residents has campaigned for the Georgia Department of Transportation to install noise barriers along their stretch of I-20. So far, residents have drawn attention from local media and politicians with little change, partly due to federal policy.