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. 
First Last Affiliationsort ascending City State Input File
Kellie Teel Unk Brunswick Maine
We can not afford another tax hike anywhere! We are tapped out. Electric cars use coal to create electricity. How is this even helping the environment. I’ve seen the electric fill-up station at LL...
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Karen Nordstrom University of Vermont Burlington Vermont
Transportation is the largest source of air pollution in the region, and we need to build a modern, clean, safe, and accessible transportation system for the 21st century. The more we limit...
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Sonia DeYoung University of Vermont Burlington Vermont
Please, please forge ahead with this initiative! This country is LONG overdue for an overhaul of transportation. Getting between cities in many places in the Northeast is far slower by public...
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Tristan Taber University of Southern Maine Hallowell Maine
I live in Hallowell, ME. I care about this because air quality is vital to our health. I support Governor Mills for participating in the regional design process. I hope that the policy design...
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Carly Milkowski University of Southern Maine South Portland Maine
Maine should grasp the opportunity to realize significant economic, health, and environmental benefits by transitioning to cleaner and more efficient transportation options through adoption of TCI...
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Ronald degray University of Saint Joseph and Bike Walk Glastonbury board member Glastonbury Connecticut
Transportation and climate initiatives are not only interstate issues but also intrastate issues. Therefore efforts need to include multimodal transportation and in particular passenger rail...
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William Merigan University of Rochester Rochester New York
Anything that minimizes air pollution is OK with me. That can include high speed rail, cap and trade rules, appropriate (i.e. higher) tolls for truck traffic, new requirements for fuels (e.g....
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Paul Brookes University of Rochester Rochester New York
Lifelong cyclist here, never lived more than a couple of miles from work my entire life, so that I can get there by bike. I guess my main message is that something needs to be done on both the...
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Brett Andrews University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
I am wholeheartedly in favor of encouraging the use of Pittsburgh city buses for commuting by reducing travel and wait times. I would also like diesel buses replaced with electric ones (both city...
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Sanford Leuba University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
I agree with “…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...
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Nikhil Dharan University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania
As a Pennsylvania resident, I write in strong support of the Transportation and Climate Initiative. The transportation sector has perhaps the greatest potential for transformation in the wake of...
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Julie Engiles University of Pennsylvania LANDENBERG Pennsylvania
Dear Governor Wolf-

I am writing this to express my full support for PA to join the other 11 states in our region in the Transportation Climate Initiative. I am hoping this strategic plan...
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Daniel Safer University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Electric cars, buses and trains can drastically reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions compared with internal combustion vehicles. The major barrier is access to charging...
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Emily Kennedy University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania
I'm really grateful this initiative is becoming a priority. As we develop a regional policy, I think it is important to ensure there is a cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032, a...
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William Woodward University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire
I am Professor of Psychology and I teach Psychology for Sustainability. I have been a member of Citizens Climate Lobby in Durham, NH. Last night I attended a 5-person panel on The Green New Deal....
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Barrett Rock University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire
My name is Barrett Rock, and I live in Durham, NH 03824. I am a retired college professor of forestry, and I am interested in the TCI Regional Policy Design effort because I have been conducting...
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Noah Perlut University of New England Scarborough Maine
Hello, we need to invest in low-carbon or carbon-neutral methods of mobility and where possible, capitalize on opportunities to increase options for and use of public transportation. Doing so...
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Jonathan Reisman University of Maine at Machias Machias Maine
The Transportation and Climate Initiative

The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) is a 12- state regional effort to impose a stealthy and steadily increasing carbon tax on gasoline...
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Annie Dawid University of Denver Westcliffe Colorado
We must move to low-emission/no-emission transportation for the sake of our children and grandchildren. Now.
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Bradley Kennedy University of Copenhagen Brattleboro Vermont
I recently returned to the US after nearly three years living in Copenhagen. European cities have already solved the problem of bicycling, so let's not try to reinvent the wheel. How do you...
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