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	Bill	Richards	Self	Falls Church	Virginia	It is getting late in the game. Administrators need to stop dragging their feet and come up with meaningful measures to cut carbon emissions. The future is in your hands! It is getting late in the game. Administrators need to stop dragging their feet and come up with meaningful measures to cut carbon emissions. The future is in your hands!	-
1/16/2020	Richard	Firth	citizen	Mechanicsville	Virginia	I support all plans to reduce and eliminate all forms of toxic pollution that enter the air we breathe and the water we drinki. To me it is an issue not of climate change but the protection of... read more I support all plans to reduce and eliminate all forms of toxic pollution that enter the air we breathe and the water we drinki. To me it is an issue not of climate change but the protection of the air we breathe and the water we drink and that trumps all issues involved. It is a fact that pollution of the air and water causes many illnesses and in too many cases death. so everything we can to eliminate all forms of pollution to our water and air	-
1/16/2020	Jessica	Martinkosky	concerned resident and parent	Bridgewater	Virginia	We are in need of clean transportation solutions for our own health and the health of where we live. I want my children and grandchildren to grow up healthy in a beautiful state with a wide... read more We are in need of clean transportation solutions for our own health and the health of where we live. I want my children and grandchildren to grow up healthy in a beautiful state with a wide variety of flora and fauna. Spending time outdoors is incredibly important to human health and the air needs to be clean for everyone to take advantage of this deep human need. In addition to the advantages for local residents, a clean and healthy outdoor environment brings in ecotourism dollars as well. Virginia needs to join the plan to reduce emissions. Some solutions might be the installation of a railway up the I81 corridor to reduce semi traffic; installation of high-speed passenger trains like they have in China (they're fast, smooth and very efficient); mandates on increased fuel efficiency in vehicles and farm equipment; subsidies to encourage people to buy fuel-efficient, hybrid and electric vehicles; more and better public transportation in high-density areas to reduce car use and pollution from idling cars stuck in traffic; more bike paths for commuters built into city and road planning (they have a wonderful system of bike paths in the Netherlands); subsidies for farmers who reduce their use of fossil fuels through the use of fuel-efficient or solar-powered farm equipment, more animal and people power, etc.; encouraging development of electric and solar-powered or augmented semi trucks and many more options. This policy in particular needs to invest in clean transportation in areas that are already heavily polluted and in economically depressed areas. If we ignore the needs of the poor and underserved, we are not truly improving things, we're just sweeping them under the rug. I am delighted and grateful that this is a bipartisan effort to improve our state and our nation. In this time of deep polarization, it is encouraging and of vital importance for the two sides to work together on policies that affect us all and will affect Americans for generations to come.	-
1/16/2020	Karen	Hoy	Retired professor	Norfolk	Virginia	A clean, efficient and fast train line from the mid-Atlantic states to Maine would be a big step to reducing air polution. A clean, efficient and fast train line from the mid-Atlantic states to Maine would be a big step to reducing air polution.	-
1/16/2020	Melinda	Skinner	CCL	Richmond	Virginia	We must go forward with everything possible to clean up transportation. Only people who don't spend time outdoors (not counting golf courses!) can possibly fail to realize what is happening... read more We must go forward with everything possible to clean up transportation. Only people who don't spend time outdoors (not counting golf courses!) can possibly fail to realize what is happening to our air, water, soil, and ecological balance. The science is clear, and we are losing the battle agains CO2 poisoning-- faster than researchers believed even a few years ago.	-
1/16/2020	Anne	Little	Ms.	Fredericksburg	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	Neil	Decker	Mr.	Midlothian	Virginia	We need to stop the folly of additional lanes of traffic on interstates. We need a high-speed rail system to connect all the major cities on the East Coast, at least Boston to Richmond. No more... read more We need to stop the folly of additional lanes of traffic on interstates. We need a high-speed rail system to connect all the major cities on the East Coast, at least Boston to Richmond. No more highways--we keep repeating the same mistakes over and over when a metro area develops. I am seeing it explode before my eyes here in Richmond.	-
1/16/2020	susan	kalan	Education	Orange	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	Meredith	Kearns	NONE	Henrico	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	Peggy	Gilges	UCS member	Charlottesville	Virginia	Please act immediately to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution caused by our vehicles and transportation systems. We can do so much to mitigate climate change and reduce vehicle pollution... read more Please act immediately to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution caused by our vehicles and transportation systems. We can do so much to mitigate climate change and reduce vehicle pollution to our air, water and soil. This matter is urgent as transportation contributes so greatly to climate chaos, sea level rise and consequently has a deadly serious impact on human and environmental health.	-
1/16/2020	Jessica	Lahr	Retired Educator, Continuing Donor to Union of Scientists	Alexandria	Virginia	We all need to get on the ball and do everything recommended by the Union of Concerned Scientists. NOW!!! We all need to get on the ball and do everything recommended by the Union of Concerned Scientists. NOW!!!	-
1/16/2020	Mimi	Hodsoll	Mrs.	Falls Church	Virginia	We need to cut the pollution from transportation in order to fight global warming. We need to cut the pollution from transportation in order to fight global warming.	-
1/16/2020	Bob	Shippee	Concerned parent	Richmond	Virginia	. I am concerned about pollution from transportation, our largest source of global warming emissions, since climate change will greatly affect my children and their children. • I will be... read more . I am concerned about pollution from transportation, our largest source of global warming emissions, since climate change will greatly affect my children and their children. • I will be pushing for Virginia to formally join TCI. • The policy must has a strong environmental justice component by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access. • Thank you for making this a bipartisan project, moving us forward even as the federal government takes us backward.	-
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		-

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