TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Consider practical aspects as to each of the program elements and additional elements including:

Safe roads for biking and walking: Delineated bike lanes and sidewalks on one or both sides with traffic calming elements such as trees, traffic circles, etc. – see FHWA Traffic Calming course

More frequent and reliable public transportation: Shuttles on regular routes and schedules between neighborhoods and between neighborhoods and immediate destinations; extended busways and light rail in concert with shuttles to do medium length trips

Greater access to electric vehicles: Charging stations at regular gas stations

More equitable system: Penalties for/ laws to preclude idling such as in Philadelphia; surcharges for passenger car commuting; higher license fees for passenger cars; incentives for small and electric car purchases; incentives/disincentives for trip consolidation and vehicles with single person; remove tolls for electric and multi passenger vehicles and increase tolls for other traffic

Cleaner transportation options for everyone in the region: All electric/natural gas buses and rail; fully developed and connected networks with functional interface between modes.

Additional Elements:

ITS – Intelligent Transportation Systems e.g. smart signals, etc.

I strongly support the development and implementation of policies to reduce transportation pollution in our region. The resulting improvements in air quality are essential for public health, including for my own family members who have medical conditions affecting their lungs. Furthermore, it is imperative that we act now to curb the effects of climate change so that future generations of Marylanders can live healthy, productive lives. Please enact policies like the proposed cap and invest program to limit pollution and carbon emissions and to invest in a better future for Marylanders.

Maryland is joining states across the region that are trying to protect the climate and improve transportation through the development of a policy collaboration called the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI). I live in Maryland and support this policy. i am writing to add my voice in order to overpower big oil companies that are currently lobbying against this.

Please enter into the TCI. I support the cap and invest method that has been proposed. This policy could set a declining cap on the amount of carbon pollution released by the use of transportation fuels by requiring entities like wholesale fuel distributors that sell gasoline and other fuels to retail outlets (i.e., gas stations) to purchase emission permits available under the cap (2). The proceeds from sale by states of those permits could then be invested in clean alternatives like electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, public transportation, walking and biking projects, and other smart growth initiatives, speeding up the must needed transition to a clean, equitable, 21st century transportation system.

I hope that PA will formally join the plan to reduce emissions and that the policy will have a strong component of equity by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access.

Imperative that citizens of the United States discontinue driving autos except in emergencies.

Clean up the fraud and waste in the Massachusetts legislature before you come to steal more of my money. Massachusetts has a corruption problem in their government. I have taken steps to move out of this state.

Enough taxes in Massachusetts already, cut some "fluff" jobs from the payrolls, eliminate a few pensions. In general get your house in order. Do your job and spare us retirees the hardship of mpre taxes.
Do something, anything to find the money we keep pouring into the giant sieve called state government. Cut the pork out of your own budget as there is none left in mine.