TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

i live just outside philadelphia, myself, two of my four kids, at least four of my six and a half grands, and an inlaw have either asthma or breathing problems, as a retiree i need to use septa for my self and the grands to doctors, etc; a bipartisan, multistate, widespread transportation system is desperately needed; a clean system would reduce pollution, a widespread one would allow many more people to get to work, medical appointments, recreational venues, etc; i want pennsylvania to join with the other mid atlantic and north eastern states in such a plan. thank you.

While I lack the expertise to suggest "the how", I urge that we collectively work for the reduction of emissions. The heavy truck traffic on the interstate highway passing along the eastern boundary of our township noticeably affects our air quality. Personally, it seems obvious to me that a large part of the solution must include the shift of an increasing percentage of goods, particularly those travelling long distances, from truck to rail.

Thank you both for your efforts and consideration of the needs of rural, as well as urban, populations.

I am opposed to this automatic tax increase on fuel. We are to be charged a carbon tax, how do we get a carbon credit? I own over two acres of land which is 95% tree covered, that should more than adequately cover my carbon emissions. People driving electric cars, which pollute at the power generation plant, would not pay anything? This is just another money grab. Massachusetts currently has a budget surplus of one billion dollars, put it aside as an endowment to fund climate initiatives and stop increasing costs to taxpayers.

I'm in support of the Transportation and Climate Initiative to provide cleaner transportation that I believe is necessary to address the issue of climate change.

I support the TCI as an important and critically necessary measure to address greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.

I live in Bethany Beach, DE and strongly believe that we need to take action to begin to counter the devastating impact of humanity on the environment. This is one step in the right direction. Please set a policy that has a price high enough to effectively reduce emissions according to the latest science. Please design a policy that has a strong component of social equity and doesn’t hurt rural, low/moderate income people. Thank you for the bipartisan nature of this project as we must work together as hard to fix as we did to break the environment.

I am appalled that this is even being seriously considered. The onerous tax load on Maine's middle class and poor will be increased to an unacceptable level should gas prices increase as expected. Just recall, if you will, some years ago when gas prices rose, and the concomitant decimation of businesses. Unrealistic goals which harm so many voters should be rejected out of hand. Quite apart from the effect on businesses for which gasoline is a major part, someone who works, as I do, traveling from house to house helping Mainers live in their homes, will be dealt a blow which will make our already low wage worth even less. If something like this is considered, it should be AFTER public transportation has been improved, NOT before. Even then, the rural character of Maine makes private transportation necessary. Most of us cannot afford electric cars, even if we would choose to use something which has NOT been proven to be best for our environment, given the terrible environmental costs of those batteries. Please withdraw Maine from this bad deal.