2/26/2020 |
Amanda |
Yobbagy |
Johnson Matthey |
Audubon |
Pennsylvania |
"The United States constitutes 5% of the world population and contributes to 22% of world’s carbon emission." It is crucial that our state takes control of the climate crisis immediately... read more "The United States constitutes 5% of the world population and contributes to 22% of world’s carbon emission." It is crucial that our state takes control of the climate crisis immediately. These are pathetic statistics for a country that is one of the most developed in the world.
The effects of climate change are having a dangerous impact OUR environment. We have seen astronomical increases in sea levels, hurricanes, wild fires, melted arctic ice, and other natural disasters because of climate change. If we do not do anything about this disaster we are rapidly killing off forestation, wildlife, and HUMAN LIFE, and will continue to do so. (There is an average of 600,000 deaths/year related to climate change. Specifically in developing & 3rd world countries).
We demand that our state takes action by joining the plan to reduce transportation emissions, and develops a strong program that invests in public transportation, biking, walking, and prioritizes equity. If we don't help take control of this crisis ACTIVELY, we only have ourselves to blame when it's too late.
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2/27/2020 |
Amanda |
Henson |
Citizen |
Litchfield |
Maine |
Increasing taxes on gas in Maine does nothing to help the people of Maine. The cost of electric cars means that they are not an option for the majority of the states population. Since so many... read more Increasing taxes on gas in Maine does nothing to help the people of Maine. The cost of electric cars means that they are not an option for the majority of the states population. Since so many people travel from rural areas it makes electric cars that much more a burden due to charging and the cost of maintenance. Replacement batteries for electric cars are very pricey. There are very few mechanics in the state equipped to work on electric cars or that have the knowledge to do so. Then there’s the condition of the roads in Maine. Most electric cars are smaller and will be damaged by the horrible road conditions here. Not to mention rural drivers trying to get to and from work/errands during the winter months. It’s time Governor Mills starts to actually listen to the people of Maine instead of those lining her pockets. No to the gas tax. No to more tax breaks for electric vehicles. |
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2/28/2020 |
Amanda |
Dewey |
Citizen |
Berwyn Heights |
Maryland |
I support the TCI as an important and critically necessary measure to address greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. I support the TCI as an important and critically necessary measure to address greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. |
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10/14/2020 |
Amanda |
Dewey |
Town of Berwyn Heights |
Berwyn Heights |
Maryland |
I'm writing to encourage a thoughtful approach to equity and transportation in the TCI. In particular, I ask that you include a cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032, an increase in... read more I'm writing to encourage a thoughtful approach to equity and transportation in the TCI. In particular, I ask that you include a cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032, an increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%), and that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit. Thank you for taking action to support healthier and more sustainable communities for the future. |
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2/21/2020 |
Alyssa |
Freeman |
Ms. |
Henrico |
Virginia |
We need environmentally-friendly public transportation to help combat pollution. Plus, the smell of the exhaust from buses can be horrible. We need environmentally-friendly public transportation to help combat pollution. Plus, the smell of the exhaust from buses can be horrible. |
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12/17/2019 |
Alyson |
Sullivan |
Massachusetts Lawmaker |
Abington |
Massachusetts |
As a Massachusetts legislator, I do not support TCI and I hope Governor Charlie Baker brings the proposal before the Massachusetts legislature for a vote. As a Massachusetts legislator, I do not support TCI and I hope Governor Charlie Baker brings the proposal before the Massachusetts legislature for a vote. |
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1/16/2020 |
Alyson |
Shotz |
concerned citizen |
New York |
New York |
We must reduce pollution from transportation, which is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally).
I request that NY state formally join the plan to reduce... read more We must reduce pollution from transportation, which is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally).
I request that NY state formally join the plan to reduce emissions.
The policy should also have a strong component of equity by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access.
thank you for the bipartisan nature of this project, moving us forward while the federal government takes us backward |
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2/28/2020 |
Alta |
Haywood |
Sierra Club |
Perry Hall |
Maryland |
Our children are going to endure the consequences if our indifference to the climate crisis. Everyone, including oil companies, must do their part to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.... read more Our children are going to endure the consequences if our indifference to the climate crisis. Everyone, including oil companies, must do their part to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Putting profits ahead of our future existence is shortsighted and ethically wrong. |
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2/9/2020 |
Almy |
Landauer |
None |
Burlington |
Vermont |
I am in favor of the strongest possible measures to reduce Vermont’s part in carbon in missions. I am in favor of the strongest possible measures to reduce Vermont’s part in carbon in missions. |
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2/28/2020 |
Allison |
Molinaro |
NRDC |
Mt. Tabor |
New Jersey |
I fully support New Jersey's participation in the Transportation and Climate Initiative. I am hoping the initiative will provide more frequent, faster, and cheaper trains, expand bus lanes... read more I fully support New Jersey's participation in the Transportation and Climate Initiative. I am hoping the initiative will provide more frequent, faster, and cheaper trains, expand bus lanes and electric bus capacity, encourage the use of mass transit, and make sure there is affordable housing near train stations and bus stations.
Let me take a minute to explain my situation as an example. I commute to New York City for work. My house is 27 miles from the city. It takes me an HOUR AND FORTY FIVE minutes to get to work on an average day. I drive for about 45 minutes (in my electric vehicle, by the way) to the North Bergen Park and ride. It takes me another half hour or so to get through the Lincoln Tunnel into Port Authority, and from there I need to take the subway and then walk a few blocks. I tried using the train, but it was too expensive ($460 per month I believe, and I only make $17.00 an hour) and stopped so frequently that it did not save me any time. Even taking the bus and subway is costly, it costs me $16 per day. Not only does my commute cost me money, but the traffic and drivers cause me a lot of stress and aggravation and put me in danger, and the whole commute costs me 3 hours each day. Now, I know it is my choice to work in New York City, but let me reiterate again that my job is only TWENTY SEVEN miles away. Twenty seven. There is a train that goes from London to Paris in only 2 1/2 hours, and that goes under the English Channel. Clearly, our transportation system is lacking. I could be more than halfway from London to Paris in the same time it takes me to get to work. I would like to move closer, but towns with good transit hubs are either very expensive (like Summit) or unsafe (like Newark).
So, please take this opportunity to invest in faster and more affordable train service, electric buses with more bus lanes, and affordable housing near transit hubs. Thank you! |
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2/28/2020 |
Alliison |
Wright |
none |
SILVER SPRING |
Maryland |
Climate change. Its the most important thing we face. Climate change. Its the most important thing we face. |
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2/19/2020 |
Alleyn |
Harned |
Virginia Clean Cities at JMU |
Harrisonburg |
Virginia |
TCI could be well served to consider climate implications of a range of currently utilized U.S. transportation fuels and fuel switch solutions, based on Department of Energy, Department of... read more TCI could be well served to consider climate implications of a range of currently utilized U.S. transportation fuels and fuel switch solutions, based on Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, EPA and California longstanding efforts to reduce transportation emissions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. In the absence of metrics, the solutions proposed or modeled may be high cost and low impact. If TCI would like help there are a range of technologies that could be considered that could reduce emissions far greater than 19% over a decade. With transportation carbon targeting solutions looking at bang-for-the-buck or taking a greenhouse gas reduction as a metric strategy, deeper cuts could be seen on a faster timescale. Public sources of information from California Low Carbon Fuel Standard is a good peer-state guide. The federal Renewable Fuel Standard is the other long evaluated public tool tracking real metrics. Consider goal of tracking and reducing transportation greenhouse gas emissions with a wider all hands on deck approach rather than limited strategies and see if a TCI model can seek larger benefit for the public good. Consider a policy that has a larger emissions reduction strategy in the region such as 25% and continual evaluation. TCI materials miss a lot of science of transportation emission studies and additional advisors could help the TCI team. Clean transportation investment options seem pretty limited and could use peer review from state clean transportation programs. In Virginia our clean fuel program at Virginia Clean Cities reduces 175,000,000 tons annually and TCI should revisit 2032 goals of 62 total possible million metric tons reduced in 25% scenario to see if this regulatory action could meet or far exceed current single state voluntary annual emission reductions programs - considering the baseline of clean fuel programs goals could be increased with full coordination with DOT and Energy agencies or checking back at assumptions. |
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2/20/2020 |
Alleyn |
Harned |
Virginia Clean Cities at JMU |
Harrisonburg |
Virginia |
In a previous submission I had an error where I overstated the impact of the local transportation carbon reduction program in Virginia - 174 thousand tons of CO2e a year is saved in those... read more In a previous submission I had an error where I overstated the impact of the local transportation carbon reduction program in Virginia - 174 thousand tons of CO2e a year is saved in those voluntary efforts and not million. I regret the error. |
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12/2/2019 |
Allen |
Hiltz |
Stake holder in my taxes. |
East Bridgewater |
Massachusetts |
I do not wont any more taxes on fuel. this is a scam to get more taxes. I am a tax paying citisan had enough of this back door environmental foolishness. As a retired seiner we can not afford the... read more I do not wont any more taxes on fuel. this is a scam to get more taxes. I am a tax paying citisan had enough of this back door environmental foolishness. As a retired seiner we can not afford the high price of gas and heating oil. All you bureaucrats try living on Social security and fix incomes ha you don't care all this is is money in your pocket that you cant manage any way. Government squanders money left and right..
You are not even worth the pay check you get. |
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1/16/2020 |
Allen |
Price |
Rhode Island |
Cranston |
Rhode Island |
I live in Rhode Island and support for a strong emissions reduction program. I live in Rhode Island and support for a strong emissions reduction program. |
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1/18/2020 |
Allen |
Muchnick |
concerned citizen, long-time transportation bicyclist, and solar home owner |
Manassas |
Virginia |
The looming global climate crisis--caused by humankind's relatively rapid combustion of millions of years of accumulated fossil fuels--is an existential threat to human existence. Since... read more The looming global climate crisis--caused by humankind's relatively rapid combustion of millions of years of accumulated fossil fuels--is an existential threat to human existence. Since transportation is now our largest source of global-warming emissions. rapidly achieving a carbon-neutral transportation sector is essential for human survival and the quality of life for future generations.
I urge the Commonwealth of Virginia to formally join this plan to reduce transportation-related emissions.
It's important that the adopted policy have a strong equity component, by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access.
It's long past time to stop expanding limited-access highways for toll-free travel by single-occupant motor vehicles. Rather, existing general-purpose freeway lanes should be converted into managed travel lanes for express buses and other multi-occupant vehicles.
I applaud the bipartisan nature of this project, moving us forward while the federal government has been taking us backward by lowering future automobile emission standards and expanding fossil fuel extraction and publicly subsidized fossil fuel infrastructure.
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2/21/2020 |
Allen |
Witherington |
taxpayer/citizen |
palmyra |
Virginia |
“…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... read more “…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.”
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2/28/2020 |
Allen |
Schaeffer |
resident |
Frederick |
Maryland |
While noble in objective, the TCI is fundamentally flawed and most disturbing in that it pre-supposes an outcome- that electrification is the only and best solution for reducing GHG emissions from... read more While noble in objective, the TCI is fundamentally flawed and most disturbing in that it pre-supposes an outcome- that electrification is the only and best solution for reducing GHG emissions from transportation and all public funds should go to that.
Through its funding approach - cap and invest - essentially, robs Peter to pay Paul. It seems to deem ineligible near term and proven solutions like low carbon transportation fuels - such as renewable biodiesel fuel- that deployed at scale in the region could reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent -- in a timeframe that would likely be DECADES faster than electrification at scale, since all the biofuels infrastructure is essentially in place today as are the vehicles that when using it would deliver the benefits. Switching electric power generation to full scale renewables is not a given, which fundamentally weakens the premise of TCI. off shore wind and solar are coming along but not without major hiccups and setbacks now and who knows what in the future. Until then the region will be trading tailpipe emissons for smokestack ones since natural gas generates the majority of electricity in the region, and in some states far more than others.
IF - and it is a big IF -- any regional confab on climate should exist at all, no duly elected official should ever support anything but a cap and trade framework- where many solutions and technologies compete. That is the best way to achieve progress in such a diverse region on such a challenge in such a timeframe. |
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2/28/2020 |
Allen |
Greenberg |
Self |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
As detailed in the attached comments, the primary objective that TCI should strive to achieve is to reduce transportation emissions as much as possible (meaning a 25% reduction from the Reference... read more As detailed in the attached comments, the primary objective that TCI should strive to achieve is to reduce transportation emissions as much as possible (meaning a 25% reduction from the Reference Case, instead of a 20 or 22% reduction which are also under consideration). To accomplish this, TCI should aim for the adoption of as high a variable cost to driving and parking as feasible, enabled politically by converting fixed and hidden driving and parking costs to usage pricing, where total costs to most drivers will actually go down. Incentives applied at the level of the individual driver are critical to meeting TCI’s carbon reduction goal. A transportation re-pricing policy bundle is specified in the submission and then modeled. It was found to reduce year-2030 vehicle miles traveled and carbon emissions by 23.2%. Polling results on transportation re-pricing were also presented and it was found to be more acceptable to the public (including those in the Northeast) than hiking fuel taxes, even if fuel tax revenues are refunded through other tax rebates. |
PAYD_Pricing_CarbonEmissions_TCI_Comments.docx |
10/2/2020 |
Allen |
Greenberg |
Citizen |
Washington, DC |
District of Columbia |
Comments on Program Design as Outlined on Sept. 16 and 29, 2020 TCI Webinars – Modeled 2032 Max Mileage Reductions from Reference Case of Only 2.0% is a Program Failure Comments on Program Design as Outlined on Sept. 16 and 29, 2020 TCI Webinars – Modeled 2032 Max Mileage Reductions from Reference Case of Only 2.0% is a Program Failure |
PAYD_Pricing_CarbonEmissions_TCI_SecondRoundComments_Oct2020.docx |