11/8/2019 |
Lauren |
Bailey |
Tri-State Transportation Campaign |
New York |
New York |
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign's comments on the TCI draft framework are attached. read more The Tri-State Transportation Campaign's comments on the TCI draft framework are attached. |
TCI TSTC Comments 11.5.19.pdf |
1/16/2020 |
Peter |
Bailey |
Dr |
Canton |
New York |
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2/14/2020 |
Tom |
Bailey |
Mr. |
Concord |
Massachusetts |
Let's get on with it! read more Let's get on with it! |
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2/23/2020 |
Joyce |
Bailey |
Montgomery Countryside Alliance, Montgomery County Clean Energy Task Force, Barnesville Green |
Barnesville |
Maryland |
How we get around is important and transportation is the largest source of air pollution in the region. We need to build a modern, clean, safe, and accessible transportation system for the 21st... read more How we get around is important and transportation is the largest source of air pollution in the region. We need to build a modern, clean, safe, and accessible transportation system for the 21st century. The more we limit pollution from motor fuels, the more jobs we create, the more the economy grows, the healthier our air becomes, the quieter our communities become and the more lives we save. Maryland should join TCI to fund better transportation infrastructure, reduce traffic, and make my community a cleaner, safer place to live. We need to transfer to all electric cars and buses as soon as possible, build a monorail to Frederick that ties into the existing subway, and make public transportation free to all people, with a priority on low income households.
Public Health: It is clear that air pollution from cars, trucks, and buses have become a huge detriment to my community’s health. Air pollution has been linked to a variety of health problems, including asthma, heart disease, and lung cancer, and the more ambitious TCI is, the more our community stands to benefit from a cleaner transportation system. I urge my Governor to join TCI and push it to be as ambitious as possible, for the sake of my community’s health and livelihood. Having lived near the Dickerson Power Plant and Incinerator for many years, I can attest to the effects of particulates in aggravating my allergies and causing endless respiratory problems.
As a person living in a rural area, I think that TCI is extremely important. When states join TCI, they have the opportunity to invest in rural communities where transportation options are limited. Joining TCI would allow Maryland to ensure that rural communities aren’t left behind in the green transition and stuck behind the wheel of costly, inefficient vehicles. Governor Hogan should push for an ambitious TCI program so that rural communities like mine get the solutions they need, including adequate sidewalks in small town so people can walk safely to the train station, post office and stores.
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2/28/2020 |
Jay |
Bailey |
Fair Winds Farm |
Brattleboro |
Vermont |
I support this initiative - we need to act now. I support this initiative - we need to act now. |
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2/28/2020 |
Lauren |
Bailey |
New Jersey TCI Coalition |
Trenton |
New Jersey |
Please find attached comments on the TCI Initiative from a coalition of environment and transportation advocates from New Jersey. Please find attached comments on the TCI Initiative from a coalition of environment and transportation advocates from New Jersey. |
NJ TCI Coalition Comments Draft MOU 2.28.20 .pdf |
2/28/2020 |
Lauren |
Bailey |
New Jersey Advocates |
Trenton |
New Jersey |
Please find attached comments from a group of transportation and environment advocates regarding the Draft Memorandum of Understanding. Please find attached comments from a group of transportation and environment advocates regarding the Draft Memorandum of Understanding. |
Draft MOU Comments 2.28.2020.pdf |
10/16/2020 |
Lauren |
Bailey |
Tri-State Transportation Campaign |
Trenton |
New Jersey |
Please find attached a group of New Jersey-based organizations' comments regarding the proposed equity commitments and other considerations for TCI. read more Please find attached a group of New Jersey-based organizations' comments regarding the proposed equity commitments and other considerations for TCI. |
Comments on TCI roundtable equity comments (1).pdf |
11/5/2019 |
Norman |
Baillargeon |
Republican |
Turner |
Maine |
This is a terrible idea for Maine! We cannot afford higher fuel prices, nor can most of us afford electric cars! This is a terrible idea for Maine! We cannot afford higher fuel prices, nor can most of us afford electric cars! |
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2/26/2020 |
Kirk |
Bails |
none |
Harrison Twp |
Michigan |
Please make it a priority to act to reduce green house gases as soon as possible. The Fossil Fuel Industry not only is responsible for Global Warming, but contributes to degrade public health,... read more Please make it a priority to act to reduce green house gases as soon as possible. The Fossil Fuel Industry not only is responsible for Global Warming, but contributes to degrade public health, from extraction, production and utilization. Please support the TCI. In addition, I have a family member who has asthma induced to life-threatening levels with exhaust. Pollution kills. |
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2/19/2020 |
Diana |
Bain |
Resident Voter |
Bridport |
Vermont |
I strongly urge you to move forward with a regional program that prioritizes the needs of communities overburdened with pollution and underserved in mobility options. We can cut poverty and... read more I strongly urge you to move forward with a regional program that prioritizes the needs of communities overburdened with pollution and underserved in mobility options. We can cut poverty and pollution at the same time! |
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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. |
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11/5/2019 |
Mark |
Baker |
Wilson Baker Inc. |
Milton |
Delaware |
I am writing with deep concern about the proposal put forward by the Transportation Climate Initiative.
The proposal outlines a program that will cap the sale of gasoline, tax it... read more I am writing with deep concern about the proposal put forward by the Transportation Climate Initiative.
The proposal outlines a program that will cap the sale of gasoline, tax it, and then require the revenue generated to be spent on new government programs and projects that will further reduce the sale of gasoline. Rather than use the existing motor fuel tax structure in the states, the tax has been intentionally proposed at a point of “prime suppliers” so that it will be hidden from consumers. I believe that the TCI planners feel that it must be done this way because if the general public knew the costs of this plan they would soundly reject this and other proposals like it. If the energy provided by petroleum to move people and goods in the economy is removed by reduced gasoline consumption, it either must be replaced by more expensive and less efficient forms of energy or the movement of people and goods must be reduced. Either scenario will have devastating effects on the economy in the northeast and will continue to push people and businesses away from these states.
Although this proposal has been pitched as a consensus document, in fact, it is not. There have been only three work sessions and less than a handful of webinars to solicit public feedback and comment. The framework is not ready for adoption by the states as too many points have not been clarified and fleshed out. No one really knows the full detail of the proposal. More outreach and public input needs to happen to shift this to a consensus. At the present, the framework appears to be a predisposed outcome. The general public in the member states has little or no knowledge of this plan to massively increase the cost of their transportation fuels.
I reject this framework – and I urge that the participating Governors be required personally to attend and hold public hearings throughout their states. This proposal will not achieve its goals. California enacted a similar program recently, and, by most accounts, their gasoline costs have skyrocketed while the environmental impact has had no true measurable benefit.
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12/11/2019 |
Jay |
Baker |
Independant |
Quincy |
Massachusetts |
I'm sick of paying for the bloated payrolls and pensions for the MBTA and Mass DOT employees which is the biggest reason we pay 4 times the cost of a mile of road in NH and 2 times the cost... read more I'm sick of paying for the bloated payrolls and pensions for the MBTA and Mass DOT employees which is the biggest reason we pay 4 times the cost of a mile of road in NH and 2 times the cost in NY. Cleaning up the patronage in these agencies would also go a long way to reducing costs too.
Don't disguise this as a fee to fight climate change when it's really a hike in the gas tax that allows the legislator not to have to go on record as voting for it.
The tax and spend climate here has to end, get your fiscal house in order now! |
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2/25/2020 |
Joel |
Baker |
VTICF |
Waterbury |
Vermont |
I believe I am in favor of Vermont participating. I think the downsides have been overblown, and , in my opinion , fossil fuels are so cheap that peope are not really taking conservation... read more I believe I am in favor of Vermont participating. I think the downsides have been overblown, and , in my opinion , fossil fuels are so cheap that peope are not really taking conservation seriously. I make a living selling insulation so I'd like to think I understand what does (or doesn't) motivate consumers to behave responsibly |
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2/21/2020 |
Gerritt and Elizabeth |
Baker-Smith |
retired clergy |
East Stroudsburg |
Pennsylvania |
We are aware that ransportation is the number one source of climate pollution in the United States. That means it's time to totally reimagine the way that we transport people and goods.... read more We are aware that ransportation is the number one source of climate pollution in the United States. That means it's time to totally reimagine the way that we transport people and goods.
The states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and the city of Washington, D.C., are working on a groundbreaking policy to modernize the transportation sector under the Transportation and Climate Initiative. As current residents of Pennsylvania, and expecting to be residing in Virginia by summer 2020, the issues of improving the regional updates and improvements of our transportation systems and options in this area directly concerns us.
In order for this regional plan to work, governors of these states and the mayor of Washington, D.C., must ensure that this transportation plan is bold enough to cut harmful transportation pollution at the scale needed to avert the climate crisis. We need a plan that holds large transportation polluters accountable for the pollution they create and invests in clean transportation solutions including:
More public transit and electric vehicle infrastructure in rural areas
Expansion of commuter rail, electric vehicles, and streets in the suburbs that are safe, walkable, and bikeable
Sustainable and equitable housing near transit and electric bus fleets in urban communities
We want you to know that we are among the citizens who want to see a bold and ambitious plan to cut transportation pollution in their state and in the region.
Thank you for your receiving and hearing our concern. Please do work on transportation options to cut pollution and protect our enviornment in our region! |
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10/15/2020 |
Gerritt and Elizabeth |
Baker-Smith |
PC(USA) |
Portsmouth |
Virginia |
We are writing to encourage an support a strongTransportation and Climate Initiative which would include:
A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032
An increase in the minimum... read more We are writing to encourage an support a strongTransportation and Climate Initiative which would include:
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....very clear benefits for people and planet! |
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10/31/2019 |
Diane |
Baldwin |
Republican |
Wiscasset |
Maine |
We can't afford a gas tax hike. How many times do we need to say this or are they hard of hearing. Stop bankrupting the people of Maine. We're not Mass. or Calif. We don't have... read more We can't afford a gas tax hike. How many times do we need to say this or are they hard of hearing. Stop bankrupting the people of Maine. We're not Mass. or Calif. We don't have a bunch of tech jobs that pay lots of money. We're hard working Maine people. But we don't need this crap! |
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12/17/2019 |
Diane |
Baldwin |
State voter |
Wiscasset |
Maine |
Stop this nonsense! We can't afford another tax period! You think we're a wealthy state and we're not. We live in rural areas and we use our vehicles to get to and fro places. I... read more Stop this nonsense! We can't afford another tax period! You think we're a wealthy state and we're not. We live in rural areas and we use our vehicles to get to and fro places. I don't care about supporting green "ideas" for larger states or cities. I don't live there. I live in rural Maine. This legislator and our Governor are completely exnoring the people/voters. It's time you respect our program, no new taxes! Live with what you have until you can manage better. |
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1/16/2020 |
David |
Ball |
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Northampton |
Massachusetts |
Climate change is a man-made disaster. We are in crisis. We need an immediate switch to massive public transportation system by vehicles or trains that emit as little CO2 and other greenhouse... read more Climate change is a man-made disaster. We are in crisis. We need an immediate switch to massive public transportation system by vehicles or trains that emit as little CO2 and other greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere as possible. Electric vehicles are the way to go. |
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