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
10/14/2020	Daniel	Safer	Clean Air Council	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Completing the pipeline will enable more fossil fuel extraction and usage, as well as more leaks and spills, at a time when we should urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time,... read more Completing the pipeline will enable more fossil fuel extraction and usage, as well as more leaks and spills, at a time when we should urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, solar power is rapidly becoming the most economical source of electricity, as well as the cleanest, and will reduce the demand for fossil fuel. Completing the pipeline will create temporary jobs and short-term profits for a few corporations while doing long-term environmental damage.	-
10/14/2020	Emily	Dailey	Graduate Student Researcher	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Please focus on environmental justice as well as ecomodernism. Please commit to a sweeping emissions reduction mandate, such as 50% by 2030 or 2050. Look to California for an example. California... read more Please focus on environmental justice as well as ecomodernism. Please commit to a sweeping emissions reduction mandate, such as 50% by 2030 or 2050. Look to California for an example. California's AB 32 and AB 617 have been widely successful in this regard. Please commit to an oversight committee as well.	-
10/14/2020	Derek	Gilliam	Covid laid off	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	With the severe weather and poor air quality from out dated transportation affecting everyone, now is a must to finally invest in our future of clean transportation. Time is ticking away and we... read more With the severe weather and poor air quality from out dated transportation affecting everyone, now is a must to finally invest in our future of clean transportation. Time is ticking away and we all deserve clean air and a strong system to fight the dangers of climate change.	-
10/14/2020	Kathy	Bradley	citizen	Lugoff	South Carolina	The plan should include: * A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 * An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%)... read more The plan should include: * A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 * An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%) * Investments put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit. According to a recently released study by Harvard and other institutions, if the program is designed appropriately, up to 1100 lives can be saved annually, and the region could see $11 billion in health benefits each year.	-
10/14/2020	Mike	Vanlandingham	citizen	Shawnee	Kansas	I ask for: A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%) ... read more I ask for: A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%) Request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit According to a recently released study by Harvard and other institutions, if the program is designed appropriately, up to 1,100 lives can be saved annually, and the region could see $11 billion in health benefits each year.	-
10/14/2020	Moneca	Dunham	none	Evergreen	Colorado	You must fight to protect the wilderness and climate instead of yielding to selfishness capitalistic greed. You must fight to protect the wilderness and climate instead of yielding to selfishness capitalistic greed.	-
10/14/2020	Alix	Keast	Concerned citizen	New York	New York	Please be sensible and responsible and protect the underserved and overburdened communities that would be affected by this. Also, please include state advisory boards and allow for... read more Please be sensible and responsible and protect the underserved and overburdened communities that would be affected by this. Also, please include state advisory boards and allow for community involvement and review. This is a very important initiative and must be carried out with care. Thank you.	-
10/14/2020	Frank	Evelhoch II	none	Mechanicsburg	Pennsylvania	First I want to say thank you for forming this coalition and for seeking public input on this issue. To me there are 3 main items that the TCI must achieve. They are: 1) Put a cap on carbon... read more First I want to say thank you for forming this coalition and for seeking public input on this issue. To me there are 3 main items that the TCI must achieve. They are: 1) Put a cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by the year 2032, 2) Increase the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities by 35% or more and 3) The aforementioned investments must be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit.	-
10/14/2020	Gary	Gover	Earth Day Mobile Bay, Inc.	Fairhope	Alabama	I fully endorse the mission to design a regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap-and-... read more I fully endorse the mission to design a regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap-and-invest program or other pricing mechanism and to complete the policy development process within one year, after which each jurisdiction will decide whether to adopt and implement the policy I endorse the requiremens to cap carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032, increase the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities by at least 35%, and to invest in active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit.	-
10/14/2020	Julie	Sears	Clean Air Council	Richardson	Texas	I am making the following requests: A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%)... read more I am making the following requests: A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%) Request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit	-
10/14/2020	Bret	Polish	Teacher	Tarzana	California	I want a cap on carbon emissions of at least 99% by 2032 and an an increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>99%). I request that investments be put... read more I want a cap on carbon emissions of at least 99% by 2032 and an an increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>99%). I request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit.	-
10/14/2020	Bret	Polish	Teacher	Tarzana	California	I want a cap on carbon emissions of at least 99% by 2032 and an an increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>99%). I request that investments be put... read more I want a cap on carbon emissions of at least 99% by 2032 and an an increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>99%). I request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit.	-
10/14/2020	Kevin	Donnelli	TO WHOM?	Rockford	Illinois	We NEED clean air!!! We NEED clean air!!!	-
10/14/2020	Mary	Shaughnessy	TCI (via this email)	Indianapolis	Indiana	What we need are alternatives made easy for regular people to employ -- such as biking more with safer and better bike lanes, walking more with sidewalks in every neighborhood, and sensible,... read more What we need are alternatives made easy for regular people to employ -- such as biking more with safer and better bike lanes, walking more with sidewalks in every neighborhood, and sensible, affordable, and widely connecting mass transit as a daily alternative to the individual motorized vehicle. Also a cap on carbon emissions by 2025.	-
10/14/2020	Shirley	Schue	None	Cherry valley	New York	We have to address climate change and reduce carbon emissions in all sectors and transportation is a big one. We need to use more electric vehicles We have to address climate change and reduce carbon emissions in all sectors and transportation is a big one. We need to use more electric vehicles	-
10/14/2020	Maureen	O'Neal	Salutation	Portland	Oregon	We need solutions for climate change! We need solutions for climate change!	-
10/14/2020	Stephan	Armstrong	CHEROKEE LINES INC	Watsontown	Pennsylvania	I want a cap on carbon emissions of at least 99% by 2032 and an an increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>99%). I request that investments be put... read more I want a cap on carbon emissions of at least 99% by 2032 and an an increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>99%). I request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit. Economic and public health modeling to analyze how emissions reductions and investments in low-carbon transportation infrastructure will benefit people, businesses, and communities, particularly communities already bearing disproportionate impacts from pollution and lack of access to economic opportunities.	-
10/14/2020	David	Sawhill	VidSaw Innovation, LLC	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	It is so important to address climate change. Especially for our children. It is time to stop thinking only for ourselves and for only this present moment. It is truly incomprehensible to me how... read more It is so important to address climate change. Especially for our children. It is time to stop thinking only for ourselves and for only this present moment. It is truly incomprehensible to me how self serving political change has become. Enough said. Let's try something different. It might even be a surprise that provides a long term economic advantage.	-
10/14/2020	Anne	Jackson	We The People	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	-
10/14/2020	J.	Beverly	concerned citizen	Urbana	Illinois	I am writing to support a strong Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) program, the purpose of which is to design a program that will reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector.... read more I am writing to support a strong Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) program, the purpose of which is to design a program that will reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector. According to a recently released study by Harvard and other institutions, if the program is designed appropriately, up to 1,100 lives can be saved annually, and the region could see $11 billion in health benefits each year. I ask that the following issues are supported in the design: a cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032; an increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%); and, I respectfully request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit. A regional low-carbon transportation program could only provide benefits for citizens and the environment. Thank you for your consideration.	-

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