TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

This TCI Plan does not seem to take into account the small businesses that employ thousands of unskilled and skilled workers. It seems they are bent upon killing the crux of small business community.
They should think of stopping issuance of new business licenses to big gas station companies like WAWA, Royal Farms, Seven Elevens who are just busy opening new gas stations like mushrooms in the name of development and counties are helping them without keeping anything like what TCI is trying to achieve.
I know at least five big gas stations having come up in one single zip code 20743 while at least 4 more are about to come. a curvy will reveal there are not only one but two or three stations on every corner of each road. Stop supporting big companies and help sustain the existing businesses.

I support a strong transportation initiative that helps reduce the carbon emissions that come from the transportation sector (the largest sector). We need bold actions to transition to electric cars, make electric buses available, provide for a strong system of public transportation, and make our neighborhoods walkable and bikable.
Take bold actions now to help do what must be done.
I appreciate all of your work to make this happen.
Sincerely, Tracy Stein

TCI is important for several reasons. Firstly, it works to substantively mitigate CO2 output into our atmosphere, lowering MA's carbon footprint. Secondly, this initiative is shown to have positive effects on public health by limiting tailpipe emissions and boosting public transportation, in doing so we create a less congested and cleaner environment for all of us. Lastly, TCI stands not only to make tangible change but to make an important statement, one that is increasingly important. Someone needs to take strong measures to combat climate change and Massachusetts is poised to do so. This sends a message to other states as well as the federal government that we are willing and capable of taking the first step towards meaningful change.

When I visited Europe ten years ago, there were many electric car stations at easy access for drivers of electric cars. Ten years later, and the United States is still far behind. Let's move this forward!

taxes under the Transportation and Climate Initiative is just the newest way to line the pockets of these over paid, under deserved politicians. So the hard working people of this state pay gas taxes, excise tax, state tax, property tax and of course tolls and it is still not enough. This state is bleeding us into poverty, which is their way of controlling us. Instead of sneaking in another tax lower your salaries and pay for your special new cause yourself. The people of this state are tired of paying and paying for this stuff. I think we should have the choice of where are money goes or doesn't go. I believe if these politicians live like us (work 50 plus hours a week without fringe benefits) and missing out on family time just to put food on the table and a roof over our heads and two to three weeks vacation without time off regardless of the weather and family needs. If you do take anytime your pay suffers. WE NEED A BREAK FROM YOUR TAXES, FIGURE IT OUT ON THE MONIES YOU ALREADY GET. IT IS CALLED A BUDGET FOR A REASON. YOU USE THE MONEY YOU ALREADY HAVE AND MAKE IT WORK. JUST AS EVERYONE ONE OF US HAVE TO DO EVERYDAY.

This backdoor tax is very disgusting and shouldn't be stuck on us. My plan will be to drive across the border and fill up my four extra gas cans, and my truck, and bring it back down to Massachusetts..... Fix the bloated state government first before you try to railroad us with another tax. No pun intended.