TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

We must reduce pollution and one of the best areas to control pollution is in transportation. Please have NH join the efforts to reduce emissions and pay attention to equity in areas that are most in need. Thank you for moving forward with this bipartisan state initiative (while the federal government moves backwards!).

The United States is so far behind other countries. We need more efficient trains, better roads and bridges. We look almost like a 3rd world country than one of the Best Countries in the World. Trump has done everything he can to remove all legislation that would improve the climate of world. In addition, Trump is also trying to do whatever he can to cause more pollution and add to the decline of this world. There is no "B" planet and if we want the human race to continue Trump not only needs to be stopped (Impeached and removed) and all the legislation that has been removed must be put back into enforcement.

Climate change is REAL and we must make changes to our transportation. Low emissions are a must - we won't have a second change to save our planet's coral reefs, seaside properties, animals and yes, humans.

Connecticut’s transportation sector is the biggest single emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the state at 38% of the total. This is a climate crisis, and we must immediately work to address the greatest challenge of our generation.

I support a transportation plan that is focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution while investing in sustainable transportation modes. Bus transit, rail, walking, and biking must be improved across the state, especially in cities and town centers.
This transportation plan is also a land use plan, and we must stop investing in a sprawling, unsustainable development model. Future development in the state must be in cities, town centers, and near transit stations.
We should not be investing in expanding interstates. Expanding our interstates in Connecticut both increases emissions in the long term from induced demand and increased driving while putting development pressure on the state’s dwindling forests and farms.
Many cities and towns in the region have shovel-ready plans to improve transit, rail, and active transportation. We must invest in a future with more people on buses, trains, on foot, and riding bicycles. That future includes more transit-oriented development in walkable communities.
Addressing greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles also means immediate health benefits for our most overburdened populations as a result of improved air quality and fewer emissions of localized pollutants responsible for cancer and respiratory and cardiovascular ailments, among other adverse health impacts.

Gov. Baker has shown recently his concern with traffic congestion in and around Boston. I applaud these efforts, and would like to urge him to go further and support the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI). If all 9 states and DC combine efforts - our transportation choices will get better and our emissions will decrease. The science of climate change demand efforts to move past our old 20thC combustion engine thinking and convert to new and clean transportation. Please make Massachusetts a leader in this effort. We will get both health and economic benefits and move to a sustainable future.

We have to act quickly as time is running out for our planet be bold be brave do the right thing!

We are facing a climate crisis and need to take bold steps to prevent further damage. The transportation plan should be a big part of this. The plan needs to hold large transportation polluters accountable for the pollution they create and needs to invest in clean transportation solutions. This should include 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 and sustainable and equitable housing near transit and electric bus fleets in urban communities.

Transportation in Maryland (and other states) is not being controlled in an efficient and eco-friendly manner. We are so far behind some European countries and must do better. People spend too much time driving to and from work. This wastes fuel and frustrates people, who in turn take out their aggression on innocent people driving. The environment is being ruined; and our health is at stake too.