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.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
1/16/2020	Bruce	Zoecklein	Virginia Tech University	Blacksburg	Virginia	It is essential that all sectors of our society act to reduce the impacts of climate change. Because transportation is so important, we need to address the impact and minimize its effects... read more It is essential that all sectors of our society act to reduce the impacts of climate change. Because transportation is so important, we need to address the impact and minimize its effects on the climate crisis.	-
1/16/2020	Charlotte	Shnaider	Unitarian	Staunton	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	Michael	Pan	Year	Alexandria	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	Charlene	Knowlton	Ms.	north chesterfield	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	Dante	O’Hara	US Naval Research Laboratory	Alexandria	Virginia	I support this effort wholeheartedly. I support this effort wholeheartedly.	-
1/16/2020	Mark	Nuckols	Eastern Shore Community College	Exmore	Virginia	If prosperous countries like Switzerland and Norway can do it, we can do it too! We have the population density on the East Coast to make it economically feasible. If prosperous countries like Switzerland and Norway can do it, we can do it too! We have the population density on the East Coast to make it economically feasible.	-
1/16/2020	Bill	Staley	self	Sterling	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	Ingrid	Wooten	None	Arlington	Virginia	Let’s end our dependence on fossil fuels so we and our kids can continue to live on this planet. Using public transportation is a good start. Let’s end our dependence on fossil fuels so we and our kids can continue to live on this planet. Using public transportation is a good start.	-
1/16/2020	Gerry	Mahone	None	Roanoke	Virginia	We must provide upgrades to our transportation systems to help thwart climate change and the health of Americans We must provide upgrades to our transportation systems to help thwart climate change and the health of Americans	-
1/16/2020	Anka	Jhangiani	Mrs	Reston	Virginia	Good fast clean public transportation would be a good start to reduce carbon emissions. Good fast clean public transportation would be a good start to reduce carbon emissions.	-
1/16/2020	Tara	Kerr	Ms	South Boston	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	John	Hitchins	Parent of 4 and grandparent of 4	Roanoke	Virginia	Reducing carbon emissions and the development of a cleaner transportation system in every state is critical as part of the effort to impact climate change. I encourage Gov. Northam to take a... read more Reducing carbon emissions and the development of a cleaner transportation system in every state is critical as part of the effort to impact climate change. I encourage Gov. Northam to take a strong advocacy position to make this happen in Virginia.	-
1/16/2020	John	Haresch	Concerned resident, physician, and parent	Fairfax	Virginia	Thank you for this effort to improve our air, the climate, and access to transportation. Please focus on efforts to minimize carbon emissions as much as possible, which will help my patients... read more Thank you for this effort to improve our air, the climate, and access to transportation. Please focus on efforts to minimize carbon emissions as much as possible, which will help my patients' health and my children's future. And please focus on providing transportation access to underserved communities who tend to have very little voice in these processes.	-
1/17/2020	Steven	Kranowski	Concerned citizen	Blacksburg	Virginia		-
1/17/2020	Lisa	Porter	Daily user of air and water	Chesterfield	Virginia	I would mostly like to see drastically improved investments in, and saturation of, public transportation. I applaud this multi-partisan initiative to focus on our inefficient and dangerous fuel... read more I would mostly like to see drastically improved investments in, and saturation of, public transportation. I applaud this multi-partisan initiative to focus on our inefficient and dangerous fuel consumption and resulting pollution. Our military surely burns a lot, too, we need them to be strong but also not guzzling irresponsibly. Thank you.	-
1/17/2020	Debbie	Freeman	Human being	Roanoke	Virginia	Let’s clean up transportation! Let’s clean up transportation!	-
1/17/2020	Sandra	Scholar	individual	Falls Church	Virginia	We are in climate crisis, and we need a strong, regional low-carbon transportation system. The highways are clogged with too many cars, and making more lanes is not the answer. We need to... read more We are in climate crisis, and we need a strong, regional low-carbon transportation system. The highways are clogged with too many cars, and making more lanes is not the answer. We need to preserve our natural areas and reduce our dependence on automobiles.	-
1/17/2020	Steven	Vogel	Concerned Resident	Falls Church	Virginia	I very much care about reducing pollution from transportation, that is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally), because I have been treating asthma with... read more I very much care about reducing pollution from transportation, that is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally), because I have been treating asthma with prescription medications for 25 years now, and it keeps getting worse. I formally request that my state of Virginia formally join the plan to reduce emissions. I demand that the policy has a strong component of equity by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access. I am very grateful for the bipartisan nature of this project, moving us forward while the current Federal Government "administration" insists on taking us backward.	-
1/18/2020	Allen	Muchnick	concerned citizen, long-time transportation bicyclist, and solar home owner	Manassas	Virginia	The looming global climate crisis--caused by humankind's relatively rapid combustion of millions of years of accumulated fossil fuels--is an existential threat to human existence. Since... read more The looming global climate crisis--caused by humankind's relatively rapid combustion of millions of years of accumulated fossil fuels--is an existential threat to human existence. Since transportation is now our largest source of global-warming emissions. rapidly achieving a carbon-neutral transportation sector is essential for human survival and the quality of life for future generations. I urge the Commonwealth of Virginia to formally join this plan to reduce transportation-related emissions. It's important that the adopted policy have a strong equity component, by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access. It's long past time to stop expanding limited-access highways for toll-free travel by single-occupant motor vehicles. Rather, existing general-purpose freeway lanes should be converted into managed travel lanes for express buses and other multi-occupant vehicles. I applaud the bipartisan nature of this project, moving us forward while the federal government has been taking us backward by lowering future automobile emission standards and expanding fossil fuel extraction and publicly subsidized fossil fuel infrastructure.	-
1/18/2020	Donna J.	Phillips	private citizen	Winchester	Virginia	ANYTHING that will help slow climate change is a positive step. Please help! ANYTHING that will help slow climate change is a positive step. Please help!	-

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