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
1/16/2020	Sean	Welch	Resident	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	I just think it's very important that we reduce greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible. I'm 20 years old today, and the thought of the world I'll have to raise my children in... read more I just think it's very important that we reduce greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible. I'm 20 years old today, and the thought of the world I'll have to raise my children in terrifies me. It's something I find myself thinking about more frequently with each passing year. We need to do something and we need to do it now. And we need to ensure that we prioritize the distribution of those resources to the folks most impacted by a changing climate. I'd love to see Pennsylvania formally be a part of the TCI. I hope it isn't too late, and I believe in my heart that it isn't.	-
2/13/2020	Sean	Scollins	Mr.	Hyde Park	Massachusetts	Need to address now Need to address now	-
2/14/2020	Sean	Abbott	Citizen	Malden	Massachusetts	Transportation is a major contributing factor to climate change and the environment, and it is critical that we do everything within out power to reduce the impact of our transit. ... read more Transportation is a major contributing factor to climate change and the environment, and it is critical that we do everything within out power to reduce the impact of our transit. That means immediately prioritizing moving people over moving cars. We need to invert our spending, and spend more on micro-mobility (bike and scooter only paths/roads), walking, and mass transit (trains, separated bus lanes, etc.) Further, communities like mine, in Malden, have serious health concerns because we're surround by roads. Instead of people commuting through our town by car, it is only just to switch it out and have them commute through our community via bikes. This is critical. And urgent. Please set policy accordingly.	-
2/21/2020	Sean	Dulmaine	Citizen	Sandwich	Massachusetts	As a resident and small business partner in Massachusetts, I am very concerned about the threats that climate change poses, especially since it will reach every level and facet of our society. I... read more As a resident and small business partner in Massachusetts, I am very concerned about the threats that climate change poses, especially since it will reach every level and facet of our society. I fully support the Transportation and Climate Initiative and hope our leaders will seriously consider and implement bold measures to transform the transportation sector. We need to show that our region and country can lead the way in reshaping our transportation from a highly polluting stain on our society to one that is innovative, accountable, clean, and healthy for its citizens. As someone involved in local business, I would love to be able to transition my company’s fleet of vehicles to cleaner, sustainable options, but large scale transformation needs to take place so that these vehicles become mainstream and the infrastructure is there to support local communities and businesses to transition as well. Thank you for your attention to this crucial issue.	-
2/26/2020	Sean	Duffin	resident	Paoli	Pennsylvania	As a PA and Chester County resident I support this initiative to take effective measures to deal with Climate Change. As a PA and Chester County resident I support this initiative to take effective measures to deal with Climate Change.	-
2/28/2020	Sean	Hojnacki	Resident	Jersey City	New Jersey	Transportation needs to be improved in this region to better serve residents and workers. Key infrastructure has been neglected for too long. It can help protect the environment if done in a green... read more Transportation needs to be improved in this region to better serve residents and workers. Key infrastructure has been neglected for too long. It can help protect the environment if done in a green, sustainable manner, while also driving economic growth.	-
2/28/2020	Sean	Burke	Northeast Clean Energy Council	Boston	Massachusetts	Attached please find Joint Comments from the Northeast Clean Energy Council, the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, and Renewable Energy Vermont Attached please find Joint Comments from the Northeast Clean Energy Council, the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, and Renewable Energy Vermont	Joint Comments on TCI Draft MOU.pdf
3/31/2020	Scout	Perry	Citizen	Boston	Massachusetts	I'm writing in support of this carbon capping policy. I think it's a good step forward not only for the health of local communities, but for the planet as a whole in the fight against... read more I'm writing in support of this carbon capping policy. I think it's a good step forward not only for the health of local communities, but for the planet as a whole in the fight against climate change. Thank you for considering this plan and I urge you to implement it as soon as possible. Thank you, Scout.	-
10/16/2019	Scott	Yunke	NYSDOT	BUFFALO	New York	With a brand new Amtrak Station being built in DownTown Buffalo, that really only serve's a few trains a day with very few riders... Why not consider a Using the existing facilities as... read more With a brand new Amtrak Station being built in DownTown Buffalo, that really only serve's a few trains a day with very few riders... Why not consider a Using the existing facilities as a COMMUTER Rail run from Depew to Downtown.. Residents of Amherst, Cheektowga, Clarence, Lancaster, West Seneca, & Depew.. that commute everyday in AUTOS to downtown now have a option to use a REAL commuter line from suburbs to Downtown.. The station in Depew is close to Buffalo International Airport and RT 33 and Rt 90... The attached Document shows the Empty facility on Dick rd & Walden that could be used as a commuter parking lot with a small ped bridge to get pedestrians from lot to rail siding..This is a idea that will not cost MILLIONS and remove many daily commuters that drive everyday into downtown Buffalo... Just try it with existing Amtrak trains and see how it works... You could even have express buses drop off folks from towns futher east of Buffalo like Akron, Batavia , Lockport	DEPEW TRAIN STATION ADITIONAL PARKING.pdf
10/23/2019	Scott	Steinbach	Caton Auto Clinic	Catonsville	Maryland	I am deeply and gravely concerned over this petition. By limiting the amount people will drive you are affecting an entire industry and workforce on the available cars to work on after the... read more I am deeply and gravely concerned over this petition. By limiting the amount people will drive you are affecting an entire industry and workforce on the available cars to work on after the industry has already sustained raising workforce costs. We as an industry cannot sustain being attacked on both angles by our own government who is supposed to help foster small business instead of kill it. I voted for a Republican Governor in my state to help protect me from these issues.	-
10/29/2019	Scott	Crooker	Resident	Gardiner	Maine	Any policy that would require a permitting fee by a gasoline facility would be a hidden tax that would be passed on to the every day user thereby raising gas prices to too high prices. Maine is... read more Any policy that would require a permitting fee by a gasoline facility would be a hidden tax that would be passed on to the every day user thereby raising gas prices to too high prices. Maine is already carbon neutral. Electric cars are not going to help this and they are not an effective year round mode of transportation esp on fridgid days. To tax facilities that sell or provide gas is unfairly and non-transparently taxing individuals that choose to continue with gas powered autos etc as a safer option of transportation	-
10/31/2019	Scott	Roy	*	Lyman	Maine	Mariners can not afford a new fuel tax. It’s hard enough to pay for fuel now. Any new tax is bad for business in our state. Mariners can not afford a new fuel tax. It’s hard enough to pay for fuel now. Any new tax is bad for business in our state.	-
11/25/2019	Scott	Blakeney	American Taxpayer	Sterling	Massachusetts	Please keep your cash grabbing self promoting ideas to yourselves. To raise my taxes without any legislative representation is akin to how the American Revolution started. You have apparently... read more Please keep your cash grabbing self promoting ideas to yourselves. To raise my taxes without any legislative representation is akin to how the American Revolution started. You have apparently deemed yourselves smarter and more compassionate about the environment than those you wish to force to pay for your nonsense. Even if enacted, the impact would be minuscule, yet the impact on the taxpayer, business owner and driver would be monumental. Perhaps you don't mind paying more at the pumps, or in stores for merchandise and services but I for one do mind. All of this in the name on making yourselves feel better? That you have done something good for the environment? It all comes at the expense of our freedom and basic representation and is not a price I'm willing to pay.	-
11/30/2019	Scott	Mackay	Mr	Marlboro	Massachusetts	COUNT ME OUT SHAKE DOWN YOUR ACTIVIST PALS FOR DONATIONS. THERES PLENTY OF THEM MOUTHING OFF. LET THEM PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS... SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT FOR YA COUNT ME OUT SHAKE DOWN YOUR ACTIVIST PALS FOR DONATIONS. THERES PLENTY OF THEM MOUTHING OFF. LET THEM PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS... SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT FOR YA	-
12/1/2019	Scott	Babbitt	Stakeholder	South Weymouth	Massachusetts	First it was The Family & Medical Leave Act of MA that was shoved down our throats, now this. What happened to the democratic process for The COMMON WEALTH? You’ve all officially been... read more First it was The Family & Medical Leave Act of MA that was shoved down our throats, now this. What happened to the democratic process for The COMMON WEALTH? You’ve all officially been designated as Massholes of the INDIVIDUAL WEALTH.	-
12/3/2019	Scott	Johnson	Massachusetts resident.	North Andover	Massachusetts	To put in this TCI tax to the consumer is absolute insanity. I live next door to the NH border and will purchase all gas across state lines. Once again you are hurting small business... read more To put in this TCI tax to the consumer is absolute insanity. I live next door to the NH border and will purchase all gas across state lines. Once again you are hurting small business owners who are trying to make a decent living. I will oppose this tax at all costs.	-
12/17/2019	Scott	Daniels	Mr	Westport Island	Maine	So why would a mostly rural state like Maine agree to do anything in conjunction with a highly populated state like Mass. or NY. In a nut shell this sounds like carbon taxing. The taking of wealth... read more So why would a mostly rural state like Maine agree to do anything in conjunction with a highly populated state like Mass. or NY. In a nut shell this sounds like carbon taxing. The taking of wealth from the population and giving it to the government. In other words a tax. We all know from our civics classes that the power to tax is the power to destroy. The TCI is just another way to take the freedoms, we as taxpayers enjoy, away from us. This is yet another terrible idea submitted by liberals.	-
12/17/2019	Scott	Crooker	State of Maine resident	Gardiner	Maine	This initiative will in no way benefit the residents of Maine. The only thing it will do is increase costs for residents and small business people. It will increase the cost of gas there by... read more This initiative will in no way benefit the residents of Maine. The only thing it will do is increase costs for residents and small business people. It will increase the cost of gas there by increasing costs for everything from food, to trucking, to plowing, etc. This effects all areas of residents lives. There is no benefit other than trying to push green initiates on the Maine state residents; some that won’t even make sense. For example electric cars are not a truly viable option for Maine due to the long winter with extremely cold days that make electric cars some what unreliable. Plus Maine is already very green and pretty much carbon neutral due to our forests. This will only be fit other more develop states at the expense of Maine residents.	-
12/21/2019	Scott	Bakal	Libertarian	Burnham	Maine	This is one of the worst pieces of legislation ever crafted this is an idea that came from deep within an orifice below someone's lower torso. Any politician that supports this needs to be... read more This is one of the worst pieces of legislation ever crafted this is an idea that came from deep within an orifice below someone's lower torso. Any politician that supports this needs to be recalled and stripped of their position. This will do nothing but extort money out of people.	-
1/11/2020	Scott	Judd	Taxpayer	Chesterfield	Massachusetts	Please do not burden working people with another expense that they can’t afford. If you want to make the cities cleaner stop giving tax breaks to corporations to move there. Too many people in... read more Please do not burden working people with another expense that they can’t afford. If you want to make the cities cleaner stop giving tax breaks to corporations to move there. Too many people in concentrated areas is the biggest cause of pollution on the planet. The more comfortable and easier that you make living in the city the bigger the problem gets.	-

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