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
Lauri Murphy Bachmann electronic Charlestown Massachusetts
General statement: 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...
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John Pinckney AVTECH Software Inc East Greenwich Rhode Island
I do NOT support a tax on gas to deter RI commuters.
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Samuel Kramer Auto Repair Business Quincy Massachusetts
Mass Governor must bring this to the people. He must stop acting like a dictator. Passing this tax on businesses like the one I own will kill any further growth and adding workers. There is no way...
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Robin Rothman Audubon VT Danville Vermont
Anything we can do to counteract the depredations and denial of a brain-dead administration in D.C. is fine with me.
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David Danner Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania Freeport Pennsylvania
Retired here in south western Pennsylvania which has some of the dirtiest air in the country. I worked for the Air Pollution Control Bureau back in the early seventies and attended Duquesne...
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Paige Therien Audubon Society of Rhode Island Smithfield Rhode Island
I support TCI because transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions - adding to asthma and heart disease and costing millions of dollars in extra healthcare costs. Less fossil fuels...
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Walter Sprague Atlantis Management Group Kensington Connecticut
I am submitting comments for you to consider as a resident and taxpayer in Connecticut to express my concern about the potential that a cap and trade program will have on our customers, employees...
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Shari Shaltout AtlantiCare Ventnor New Jersey
I support low-carbon transportation
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Kim Block Atlantic Health & Rutgers University Westfield New Jersey
I live in NJ. My husband and I will be moving soon to CT to be near our older son and his family. Our other son lives in DC. I would LOVE for train travel to be more convenient and more...
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Rick Peterson Atlantic Commercial RE Marshfield Massachusetts
This is horrible for us retirees on fixed incomes.
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Cynthia Foore Associates in Anesthesia Geln Mills Pennsylvania
I ask that tyou give urgent consideration to Transportation anc Climate initiave. Toady we are seeing and feeling and experiencing the negative impacts of climate change. As a mother with...
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William Driscoll Associated Industries of Vermont Montpelier Vermont
As currently proposed, TCI would result in a potentially significant effective tax on highway gasoline and diesel. This would increase costs for manufacturers, retailers, dairy, forestry, mineral...
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Matt Musgrave Associated General Contractors of Vermont Montpelier Vermont
While AGC/VT is interested in working towards solutions regarding our climate and environment we believe that more thought be put into this program. Specifically we oppose adding the tax to diesel...
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Susan Eastwood Ashford Clean Energy Task Force Ashford Connecticut
I strongly support the Transportation and Climate Initiative TCI) because we have an urgent need to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in order to slow the devastating impacts of climate...
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Sam Swanson Ascension Lutheran Church, Vermont Interfaith Power & Light, volunteer for So.Burlington Energy Committee South Burlington Vermont
I recommend that Vermont join the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) that is being developed for states in this northeast region of our country.



We now know that climate...
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Alan Papscun Arts Stockbridge Massachusetts
The climate crisis makes the need for more thoughtful and inciteful planning for the future of our region. Rising seas will be greatly impact the future of our most important cities. Everything...
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Jean Cannon artist, alarmed citizen naturalist, member 350.org Bellows Falls Vermont
I believe Vermont needs to coordinate with our neighboring states to get our emissions from transportation under control. I live on the Connecticut River. I own a car, but try to drive as little...
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Alan Papscun Artist Stockbridge Massachusetts
We must do everything possible to transition to a renewable, non-carbon future. We must develop a regional policy for low-carbon public transportation for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region,...
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Nancy Earle artist Bangor Maine
I feel we need to move fast on lessening the impact of climate chaos. One way is to remove fossil fuels from all vehicles, particularly busses and

trucks. We need facilities to promote...
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Stephanie Moffett-Hynds Arlington Energy Committee Arlington Vermont
I attended one of the information meetings on the TCI that was held in Manchester, VT. It makes so much sense to me that we join forces with other states (following the example of REGGI) to make...
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