TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Material submitted through the TCI Public Input form from April 2019-February 2021 is viewable here. View input submitted from March 1, 2021 forward here. All material submitted on this page informed the participating jurisdictions in the 2019-2020 TCI regional policy design process. Click on the column headings to sort the submissions.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
2/29/2020	R	Sahota	California Air Resources Board	Sacramento	California	Letter of Support, Chair Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board Letter of Support, Chair Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board	TCI_Letter_of_Support_CARB-merged.pdf
2/29/2020	Eric	Koski	Rochester NY March for Science / Rochester People's Climate Coalition	Rochester	New York	Please see attached file. Please see attached file.	Comments-on-the-Draft-Memorandum-of-Understanding-and-Model-Results-of-the-Transportation-and-Climate-Initiative--TCI-.pdf
2/29/2020	keith	bruns	none	liberty	Maine	The people of Maine are held hostage by you and your bloated budget and we certainly do not need to be involved in the TCI. If it was such a good deal, why would our neighbors reject it? Mainers... read more The people of Maine are held hostage by you and your bloated budget and we certainly do not need to be involved in the TCI. If it was such a good deal, why would our neighbors reject it? Mainers are already heavily taxed and cannot afford an increase in gasoline tax. Speaking for myself it is a 35 mile round trip to the bank and grocery store and I am much less rural than many of our citizens. You just need to stop. We cannot afford your never ending quest for new taxes.	-
2/29/2020	Will	Brieger	Pacific Fleet Charging LLC	Sacramento	California	Please see our attached comment letter. Please see our attached comment letter.	2020-02-28 TCI comment letter.pdf
2/29/2020	Ruth	Zowader	retired	Madison	New Jersey	The climate and transportation initiative is essential for improving our environment. I make a point of using the RR to travel, to NYC to DC and wherever possible. We need to improve this... read more The climate and transportation initiative is essential for improving our environment. I make a point of using the RR to travel, to NYC to DC and wherever possible. We need to improve this infrastructure so others will do the same. Public transportation is a key ingredient in the fight against climate change. We need to focus our transportation money on making it more efficient and available so that we can reduce emissions and increase usage.	-
2/29/2020	Charles	Miller	Holy Name College	Silver Spring	Maryland	Please support all and any legislative initiatives to reduce air pollution from public transportation in the State. It is possible and advantageous to all of us to reduce this pollution by 40... Please support all and any legislative initiatives to reduce air pollution from public transportation in the State. It is possible and advantageous to all of us to reduce this pollution by 40%.	-
2/29/2020	Carol	Talley	UVM MC and UVM	Charlotte	Vermont	I am firmly in favor of the TCI and Vermont's participation. There is no question in my mind this is in our better interests. Do the right thing for our climate future and join this... read more I am firmly in favor of the TCI and Vermont's participation. There is no question in my mind this is in our better interests. Do the right thing for our climate future and join this initiative.	-
2/29/2020	Ethan	Evans	U.S. Public Interest Research Group	Boston	Massachusetts	On behalf of U.S. PIRG, I am submitting comments in support of TCI from 874 of our members across the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region. The Transportation and Climate Initiative is an... read more On behalf of U.S. PIRG, I am submitting comments in support of TCI from 874 of our members across the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region. The Transportation and Climate Initiative is an opportunity for our state to reduce fossil fuel emissions and invest in clean transportation, like electric cars and buses, charging infrastructure, sidewalks/bike lanes, and regional rail. We urge you to move forward with TCI, and require that the revenue generated by the program is used to expand clean transportation. There are simply too many cars on the road -- leading to increased asthma rates, traffic congestion problems, and a warming climate. In particular, we'd like TCI funds to go towards zero-emission electric buses, EV charging infrastructure, expanded and improved bike lanes and regional rail, as well as tax rebates toward private EV ownership.	USP TCI Signatures.pdf
2/29/2020	Kara	Skipper	Ms	Columbia	Maryland	Maryland should make a make a firm commitment to adopt a regional transportation policy that achieves a minimum 40 percent reduction in transportation sector climate ... read more Maryland should make a make a firm commitment to adopt a regional transportation policy that achieves a minimum 40 percent reduction in transportation sector climate pollution by 2030, to keep us on track to meet the climate goals updated by the General Assembly in 2016. Investment and policy decisions should be made based on pollution reduction and equity goals, as well as robust engagement opportunities from the public‒particularly those most overburdened by transportation pollution and undeserved by our current transportation system. Please support the Transportation and Climate Initiative.	-
2/29/2020	Cathy	Keiran	Disabled Veteran	Farmingdale	Maine	The Tax Increases are ridiculous! Maine survival depends on farmers, fishermen and tourists! The Tax Increases are ridiculous! Maine survival depends on farmers, fishermen and tourists!	-
2/29/2020	Edward	Armstrong	Holyoke bike ped committee	Holyoke	Massachusetts	Strongly support the regional cap and invest program. Revenues should support transit, biking and walking projects. Strongly support the regional cap and invest program. Revenues should support transit, biking and walking projects.	-
2/29/2020	Daurie	Pollitto	Sierra Club	Aberdeen	New Jersey	Reducing pollution from transportation is a key component to reducing New Jersey's emissions. Public transit investments that could be made with TCI proceeds would be valuable.... read more Reducing pollution from transportation is a key component to reducing New Jersey's emissions. Public transit investments that could be made with TCI proceeds would be valuable. Choose the aggressive greenhouse gas reduction target that the most recent climate science tells us we need. The policy must prioritize clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don’t have access to transportation choices.	-
2/29/2020	Noel	Stoll	Sierra Club	Aberdeen	New Jersey	Reducing pollution from transportation is a key component to reducing New Jersey's emissions. Public transit investments that could be made with TCI proceeds would be valuable.... read more Reducing pollution from transportation is a key component to reducing New Jersey's emissions. Public transit investments that could be made with TCI proceeds would be valuable. Choose the aggressive greenhouse gas reduction target that the most recent climate science tells us we need. The policy must prioritize clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don’t have access to transportation choices.	-
2/29/2020	Nancy	Pollitto	Sierra Club	Colts Neck	New Jersey	Reducing pollution from transportation is a key component to reducing New Jersey's emissions. Public transit investments that could be made with TCI proceeds would be valuable.... read more Reducing pollution from transportation is a key component to reducing New Jersey's emissions. Public transit investments that could be made with TCI proceeds would be valuable. Choose the aggressive greenhouse gas reduction target that the most recent climate science tells us we need. The policy must prioritize clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don’t have access to transportation choices.	-
2/29/2020	Robert	Pollitto	Sierra Club	Colts Neck	New Jersey	Reducing pollution from transportation is a key component to reducing New Jersey's emissions. Public transit investments that could be made with TCI proceeds would be valuable.... read more Reducing pollution from transportation is a key component to reducing New Jersey's emissions. Public transit investments that could be made with TCI proceeds would be valuable. Choose the aggressive greenhouse gas reduction target that the most recent climate science tells us we need. The policy must prioritize clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don’t have access to transportation choices.	-
2/29/2020	Susan	Schulman	Hinesburg, VT citizen	Hinesburg	Vermont	I believe that there is a climate emergency and that it would be irresponsible not to join the Transportation and Climate Initiative. I believe that there is a climate emergency and that it would be irresponsible not to join the Transportation and Climate Initiative.	-
2/29/2020	Bern	Kosicki	ECA	Chelmsford	Massachusetts	I support TCI because it addresses both climate change as well as transportation infrastructure needs. Our region needs improvement on both these fronts immediately. Many of us who... read more I support TCI because it addresses both climate change as well as transportation infrastructure needs. Our region needs improvement on both these fronts immediately. Many of us who are concerned about climate change will be carefully following what the response is from each our region's leaders to implementing the TCI plan. This plan has been carefully crafted and vetted over time and deserves support from any prominent regional leader who has similar concerns about climate change as well as transportation infrastructure improvment.	-
2/29/2020	John	MacDougall	350Mass.	Cambridge	Massachusetts	TCI is an important tool for addressing the climate crisis. But also a) the price of carbon under TCI should be high, probably at least $50/ton, b) in distributing funds raised thru TCI,... read more TCI is an important tool for addressing the climate crisis. But also a) the price of carbon under TCI should be high, probably at least $50/ton, b) in distributing funds raised thru TCI, priority must go to (i) public transit and bike/pedestrian facilities, (ii) the needs of marginalized and frontline communities.	-
2/29/2020	Lou	Wenzer	self	Takoma Park	Maryland	Save the environment. Save the environment.	-
2/29/2020	Leslie	Zebrowitz	MASS350	Newton Center	Massachusetts	Climate change due to human caused greenhouse gas emissions is an existential threat. Transportation is the biggest greenhouse gas emitter in Massachusetts and across the world. Transitioning to... read more Climate change due to human caused greenhouse gas emissions is an existential threat. Transportation is the biggest greenhouse gas emitter in Massachusetts and across the world. Transitioning to all-electric vehicles is a relatively easy and effective way to move us toward a carbon neutral environment. This transition will have the added benefit of cleaner air and lower health costs related to respiratory diseases. The government needs to help not only by improving public transportation, which should be 'green', but also by incentivizing electric vehicle purchases by individuals. The latter requires charging stations on all highways that ultimately will replace gasoline stations. In the short term, it also requires financial incentives, including rebates for electric vehicle purchase and home charging station installations. The federal government is moving us backwards. The states need to shoulder the burden of moving us forward for the sake of current and future generations. The eastern states can and should sent an example for the rest of the country.	-

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