TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

I support TCI because Rhode Island needs complete streets and bike paths to keep my children safe.
I support TCI and want Rhode Island to invest equitably in clean transportation strategies that improve air quality and mobility in our overburdened communities.
I support TCI because clean transportation is an opportunity for economic growth and new jobs.
I support TCI because rural communities need more public transportation options.

I feel very strong that now is the time to make all city transit buses electric, make the roads safer for bicycles and pedestrians to get to and from work and play. Job creation in these sectors will help our economy as well, from maintenance to other related jobs that can arise from this transition to clean power and energy. Light electric rail lines are needed out to UConn from the coast and Hartford. There is a large commuter population that drives only! Tap our local college grads and hire local throughout the state to keep these grads in CT and raise their families. We are loosing by people because of the high cost of living. My children cannot afford to live here!

Underground or electric wires need to be contained in some kind of ground level system that is safe and easy to repair. We don’t have to bury them. The existing lines are wasteful and dangerous during storms.

Solar needs to be addressed in new and better ways including the ability to install our own panels or Co-op share in neighborhoods.
I agree that action going forward need to be bold and agressive to turn CT into a climate leader and create new jobs in ALL of our communities: black, Latino and white. Let’s lead the way.
Thank you.

Creating an additional gas tax is going to hurt our State. Everyone will end up paying more in gas tax, property taxes, and more. The town's will pass on extra costs thru property taxes. Grocery stores will pass on costs they 6 increased food prices. For us living in rural Maine. Public transportation is not an option. We also cannot rely on electronic cars. They don't work week in cold. Please do not agree to this extra costs to mainers.

Most automobiles are idle about 98% of the time. This has climate impact in the embodied energy in the car and associated carbon emissions are not recovered. I would recommend that the following actions to create a lower-carbon transportation infrastructure be seriously analyzed and the best candidates implemented:
- improved bus transportation networks using the cleanest and most reliable powerplant technology - e.g. electric, fuel cell, hybrid.
- free car sharing apps so that citizens can self-organize into carpools
- light rail lines where they can be well-utilized
- improving existing rail and subway systems
- planning for autonomous cars that would eventually replace personally owned cars with anew model of "transportation-as-a-service"
- subsidized bicycle lanes and trail systems
- research viability of publicly available electric scooters and bicycles and how to deploy them safely
- promotion of free public/private transportation apps that determine the best modality and routes for destinations throughout the Northeast

Oil lobbyists (such as Gregory Wrightstone) are actively encouraging science deniers to post negative input to this. Don’t be swayed by the oil dollars lobbying against this. Climate science is real and Pennsylvania has a lot to lose.

Please see attached Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers' comments on TCI's Draft Regional Policy Framework.

APPARENTLY YOU REPROBATES CAN'T READ. THE PEOPLE VOTED AGAINST A GAS TAX FIVE YEARS AGO. IF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY PASSES THIS TAR AND FEATHERING WOULD BE TOO GOOD FOR YOU COMRADES. WE ARE WATCHING. AND WE ARE PISSED!!!

This would be a good idea for Boston, and other major cities, however it will not be good for Maine.

I support the TCI. The northeast *must* lead the way to a renewable energy future, urgently. Combustion-powered vehicles must go the way of the horse and buggy this decade -- there is no time left to waste. Low-income communities must be assisted in the transition, too.