View Public Input on TCI-P

This page shows public input on the TCI-P development and implementation process received through the online TCI-P Public Input Portal. You can submit your input here.

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All public input on the TCI-P development and implementation process received through the online TCI-P Public Input Portal since March 1, 2021 appears on this page. You can view public input from the 2019-2020 policy development process here.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
4/28/2021	Wolfger	Schneider	BetternotbiggerVT.org	Charlotte	Vermont	As I read between the lines of the TCI-P proposal, its effect will be to raise the price of fuel at the service station. This would of course burden the low income public that may need... read more As I read between the lines of the TCI-P proposal, its effect will be to raise the price of fuel at the service station. This would of course burden the low income public that may need transportation to make a living. How about a proposal that does not effect the price of fuel at the pump but does provide incentives for different mobility purchase choices? A recent report noted that "....higher emissions from the market shift to larger, more powerful vehicles have swamped potential CO2 reductions from electric vehicles by a factor of five." Maybe it's time to tax fuel inefficient cars, upon purchase, for the price of lifetime CO2 generation above that of a fleet equivalent EV. Consider: with the social cost of CO2 at $50/ton, and each gallon of gasoline creating 20 lbs of CO2, the social cost of CO2 is about 1$/gal. An EV with a 100 mpge rating would thus create a CO2 social cost of $2000 over a lifetime of 200,000 miles. A vehicle getting only 25 mpg would create a social cost of $8000, $6000 more the the EV. That would be the tax upon purchase. Inclusion of this real cost to the environment might motivate purchasers of new cars to consider buying an EV over a gas guzzler. Revenue raised could be used to offset EV purchases. Low income people don’t typically buy new cars and would thus not be burdened by this extra cost upon purchase of a used car that has already paid the CO2 charge. For cars driven in VT but purchased outside the State, an age proportional charge would be asessed.	-
4/27/2021	William	April	VPIRG	Waterbury Ctr	Vermont	We need the TCI-P to create and manage a more equitable and inexpensive public transit system. We need to add more electric powered vehicles- vans, buses, and cars. We need to cut down the green... read more We need the TCI-P to create and manage a more equitable and inexpensive public transit system. We need to add more electric powered vehicles- vans, buses, and cars. We need to cut down the green house gases for all our health.	-
5/4/2021	William	April	VPIRG	Waterbury Ctr	Vermont	I support the TCI-P because WE will not reap the regional benefits if WE are not part of it. This program will keep the region in its' best position to control pricing and distribution of... read more I support the TCI-P because WE will not reap the regional benefits if WE are not part of it. This program will keep the region in its' best position to control pricing and distribution of funds. Please support it.	-
5/5/2021	William	Simmons	RETIRED	Timberville	Virginia	WE DO NOT NEED A 50 CENT INCREASE IN GAS=THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE US DEPENDENT ON THEM=NO WAY WE DO NOT NEED A 50 CENT INCREASE IN GAS=THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE US DEPENDENT ON THEM=NO WAY	-
5/6/2021	William	Dove	UVA Health	North Garden	Virginia	1) I’m opposed to Virginia joining the TCI. It will cost consumers and businesses too much at the gas pump. 2) Virginia should not join TCI. It will impact average citizens, truckers... read more 1) I’m opposed to Virginia joining the TCI. It will cost consumers and businesses too much at the gas pump. 2) Virginia should not join TCI. It will impact average citizens, truckers and businesses alike. 3) Virginia cannot afford to join the TCI. The cost to the energy sector will trickle down and impact all Virginians using fuel. 4) This will slow the economic recovery from the COVID crisis 5) I fear the funds from such a liberal minded action will not be well used for the public good.	-
5/7/2021	William	Stiles	Wetlands Watch	Norfolk	Virginia	Lowering carbon emissions in the transportation sector is essential. I strongly support the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program and the proposed model rule. The prospect of being able,... read more Lowering carbon emissions in the transportation sector is essential. I strongly support the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program and the proposed model rule. The prospect of being able, through this model rule, to have the cost of fuels include their pollution costs while generating needed income for alternative fuel infrastructure is a win-win. I strongly support this model rule as a way to accelerate our transition to a cleaner future.	-
5/7/2021	William	Casey	OLQP Church	Alexandria	Virginia	Adopt model rule. Adopt model rule.	-
5/7/2021	William	Johnson	Sierra Club, Rappahannock Group	Fredericksburg	Virginia	I support a strong TCI-P Model Rule that (1) ensures meaningful climate action to address Virginia's largest driver of our climate crisis, (2) directs significant investments to correcting... read more I support a strong TCI-P Model Rule that (1) ensures meaningful climate action to address Virginia's largest driver of our climate crisis, (2) directs significant investments to correcting historic inequities in overburdened and underserved communities; and (3) affords Virginia the opportunity for a cleaner, healthier transportation system. I also call for the TCI-P Model Rule to include (1) a minimum investment amount to ensure overburdened and underserved communities in Virginia receive a greater-then-proportional share of investments from the program, (2) integration of air quality commitments across Virginia, and (3) robust empowerment of Virginia's Equity Advisory Body. We are at a crossroads in the climate crisis. One way ensures that the world will become a much more difficult place for our children and grandchildren to live in, if we continue spewing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. The other way gives us a chance to change the direction that our world is heading towards. How many creatures have to become extinct before we address greenhouse gases? How many ocean-front properties have to be sacrificed to rising seas? How will countries deal with millions of people migrating to neighboring countries that don't want them? Time is quickly running out. We need to act NOW. We need to adopt the TCI-P Model Rule now to ensure durable, sustained, and necessary reductions in GHG pollution. “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.” Dante Alighieri. We are at that moral crisis now. What will you do?	-
5/7/2021	William	Espinosa	concerned citizen and member of various organizations ffighting climate change	Ivy	Virginia	No issue is more important than addressing the climate crisis and everything that can reasonably be done to minimize GHG emissions from the transportation sector should be undertaken. Please take... read more No issue is more important than addressing the climate crisis and everything that can reasonably be done to minimize GHG emissions from the transportation sector should be undertaken. Please take into account that proposed actions by the Biden Administration should lessen the burden on the states and localities by providing funding for new infrastructure including charging stations and rail transit.	-
4/14/2021	Will	Scott	NC Conservation Network	Raleigh	North Carolina	See attached our comments on the Model Rule. See attached our comments on the Model Rule.	2021.4.14 NC Conservation Network TCI_Model_Rule_Comments.docx
5/6/2021	Wendy	Philleo	Generation180	Charlottesville	Virginia	We support a strong TCI-P Model Rule that moves Virginia toward a cleaner, healthier and more equitable transportation system as quickly as possible. We must address transportation as the largest... read more We support a strong TCI-P Model Rule that moves Virginia toward a cleaner, healthier and more equitable transportation system as quickly as possible. We must address transportation as the largest source of CO2 emissions in the state and we must do so within a timeframe which will address the magnitude of the climate crisis. We call for the Model Rule to ensure that overburdened and underserved communities in Virginia receive a greater-then-proportional share of investments from the program, integrates air quality commitments across Virginia, and empowers Virginia's Equity Advisory Body.	-
5/5/2021	Walton	Shepherd	NRDC Virginia	Richmond	Virginia	I SUPPORT a strong TCI-P Model Rule that (1) ensures meaningful climate action to address Virginia's largest driver of our climate crisis, (2) directs significant investments to correcting... read more I SUPPORT a strong TCI-P Model Rule that (1) ensures meaningful climate action to address Virginia's largest driver of our climate crisis, (2) directs significant investments to correcting historic inequities in overburdened and underserved communities; and (3) affords Virginia the opportunity for a cleaner, healthier transportation system.	-
4/29/2021	W	Liepmann	taxpayer, resident, voter	Middlesex	Vermont	Nourishing the VT Environmental warrants equal support with economic development. The environment and development are two equal blades of the shears with which humans carve the future of Vermont;... read more Nourishing the VT Environmental warrants equal support with economic development. The environment and development are two equal blades of the shears with which humans carve the future of Vermont; the future for our water, air, soil, living creatures and humans.	-
5/4/2021	Volpe	Boykin	Citizen	Carrsville	Virginia	This is more Democrat destruction to the economy that will drive up prices and accomplish absolutely nothing except rising prices. I hope by November people wake up and vote out the idiots that... read more This is more Democrat destruction to the economy that will drive up prices and accomplish absolutely nothing except rising prices. I hope by November people wake up and vote out the idiots that come up with these destructive crackpot ideas	-
5/7/2021	Virginia	Bethune	retired	HARRISONBURG	Virginia	Please put a brake on carbon emissions while investing in cleaner, more equitable and resilient transportation systems. Please put a brake on carbon emissions while investing in cleaner, more equitable and resilient transportation systems.	-
8/13/2021	Vincent	Morales	Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas	Sacramento	California	Dear TCI Leadership, The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) offers this letter in continued support of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI). We... read more Dear TCI Leadership, The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) offers this letter in continued support of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI). We appreciate the chance to provide input on the Draft Framework for Public Engagement (Guiding Principles), Draft TCI-P Model Implementation Plan for Low Carbon Transportation, and Draft Proposed Strategies for Regional Collaboration (Draft Materials) released on June 10, 2021. The RNG Coalition would like to thank the TCI for the opportunity to provide comments on the Draft Materials. Sincerely, Vincent Morales Manager of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas T: 916.588.3033 \| vincent@rngcoalition.com RNGCoalition.com	210813 RNGC Comments on TCI Draft Materials.pdf
5/5/2021	vera	mason	Retired	Chalottsville	Virginia	I observed how happy Americans were, and how the country thrived, when gas prices were lower. Raising gas prices hurts businesses and families. The USA does more than most... read more I observed how happy Americans were, and how the country thrived, when gas prices were lower. Raising gas prices hurts businesses and families. The USA does more than most countries to develop and maintain a clean environment.	-
5/9/2021	Vera	Brandt	United Church of Christ	Lynchburg	Virginia	It is absolutely that this be supported. It is our responibility to mitigate the damage being done to our planet. We have no other. Humans and other species are face obliteration if we continue... read more It is absolutely that this be supported. It is our responibility to mitigate the damage being done to our planet. We have no other. Humans and other species are face obliteration if we continue on our present course. We are on the brink of failing. Future generatons will suffer. Many parts of the planet are already unable to exist in their area.	-
5/5/2021	ut	nguyen	none	charlottesville	Virginia	I’m opposed to Virginia joining the TCI. It will cost consumers and businesses too much at the gas pump. I’m opposed to Virginia joining the TCI. It will cost consumers and businesses too much at the gas pump.	-
5/4/2021	Troy	Nichols	Virginia Citizen	CULPEPER	Virginia	Stop this Carbon Tax push, a tax will ruin our economy and standard of living. Stop this Carbon Tax push, a tax will ruin our economy and standard of living.	-

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