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
2/21/2020	Anne	Cheng	Private citizen	Stamford	Connecticut	We need to increase investment and ridership on public transportation which would reduce wear on highway infrastructure, decrease emissions, and save citizens money needed for car-care expenses... We need to increase investment and ridership on public transportation which would reduce wear on highway infrastructure, decrease emissions, and save citizens money needed for car-care expenses.	-
2/21/2020	Rick	Nepola	Democrat	Stamfoed	Connecticut	The mid and north Eastern Seaboard states need an alternativr system of transportation. Our current air, train, bus , truck and automobile transportation does not work effectively to provide... read more The mid and north Eastern Seaboard states need an alternativr system of transportation. Our current air, train, bus , truck and automobile transportation does not work effectively to provide efficient results given the expense, effort, land usage and energy expended. The mere congestion of traffic is only one of the myriad of problems which confront us. Given population growth our transportation modalities need complete change. With pollution, noise, accidents, stifling weather conditions and inefficiencies we must conceive a wholly changed system. There need to be new roads, bridges, railways. air trafficking, etc that can handle existing and growing needs. Because of climate change alternative energy sources and uses need to be deployed. Nothing short of trillions of dollars must be allocated to the massive undertaking necessary. Municipal, state, regional and federal agencies must coordinate with the private sector to bring about transportation systems of a completely new and innovative era	-
2/22/2020	Linda	Quinet	none	Willimantic	Connecticut	The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) is needed to reduce transportation's heavy impact on pollution. read more The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) is needed to reduce transportation's heavy impact on pollution.	-
2/22/2020	francis	mastri	none	Monroe	Connecticut	The Transportation and Climate Initiative is an emerging issue, gaining traction up and down the East Coast. Now is the time for the region to take bold action to mitigate climate change and roll... read more The Transportation and Climate Initiative is an emerging issue, gaining traction up and down the East Coast. Now is the time for the region to take bold action to mitigate climate change and roll back emissions. The Transportation and Climate Initiative has potential to become the sixth largest economy in the world. This is not an opportunity we can pass up.	-
2/22/2020	Sharon	Conway	Non profit director	W. Hartford	Connecticut	We must make finding alternative means of transportation a high priority to limit the negative impact of private car and truck use. We must make finding alternative means of transportation a high priority to limit the negative impact of private car and truck use.	-
2/22/2020	Hugh	Birdsall	Reforest the Tropics	Clinton	Connecticut	The electric bus is an idea whose time has come. Improving mass transit in general is one of the easier ways to mitigate climate change. Making mass transit free would be a positive step toward... read more The electric bus is an idea whose time has come. Improving mass transit in general is one of the easier ways to mitigate climate change. Making mass transit free would be a positive step toward environmental justice.	-
2/22/2020	Thomas	Grant	WCSU	Bridgewater	Connecticut	It just makes sense to convert as much transportation to electric as possible. Not only environmentally but financially in the long run. It just makes sense to convert as much transportation to electric as possible. Not only environmentally but financially in the long run.	-
2/22/2020	Doug	Willians	CTPA	Easton	Connecticut	Yes let’s expand electric buses and the green initiative Yes let’s expand electric buses and the green initiative	-
2/22/2020	Vinod	Srinivasaraghavan	Resident	New Fairfield	Connecticut	Hi - I’d support any and all efforts to quickly transition CT over to clean energy. I think we should build more electric car charging stations, switch public transit (buses etc.) to electric, and... read more Hi - I’d support any and all efforts to quickly transition CT over to clean energy. I think we should build more electric car charging stations, switch public transit (buses etc.) to electric, and limit the sales of gas guzzling cars in the state ASAP. Such a program in conjunction with other states (NY, NJ, etc) will promote cleaner air and water in the region. Thank you for your consideration of this comment. Vinod	-
2/22/2020	Claire	Matthews	CTSI	Essex	Connecticut	A plan to reduce carbon from transportation is overdue. The time for saving the planet is shrinking. We can not delay any longer. Everyone at every level of society must act now. Please... read more A plan to reduce carbon from transportation is overdue. The time for saving the planet is shrinking. We can not delay any longer. Everyone at every level of society must act now. Please proceed with great haste to put a solid plan out there and to apply necessary resources to complete it. CT needs to put tolls on their highways like most of the other states in the project. Fossil fuel emissions need to be taxed higher. Public transportation needs more investment... This isn't tomorrows problem. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to comment.	-
2/22/2020	Ronald	degray	University of Saint Joseph and Bike Walk Glastonbury board member	Glastonbury	Connecticut	Transportation and climate initiatives are not only interstate issues but also intrastate issues. Therefore efforts need to include multimodal transportation and in particular passenger rail... read more Transportation and climate initiatives are not only interstate issues but also intrastate issues. Therefore efforts need to include multimodal transportation and in particular passenger rail within Connecticut and between New England and Quebec with connections to states west. Consider the issues of pollution generated as a result of driving out of state. The pollution is not only from automobile/truck exhausts but also from the debris caused by auto/truck braking.	-
2/22/2020	Kim Bova	Kaminsky	Kim Bova Photography	Mansfield	Connecticut	Time is running out to limit global warming. Action has to begin now. I support all efforts to cap greenhouse gases and the pollution from transit, commuting and other sources that contribute to... read more Time is running out to limit global warming. Action has to begin now. I support all efforts to cap greenhouse gases and the pollution from transit, commuting and other sources that contribute to warming and pollution of our world. Action now is required we cannot wait another year- I encourage you to act swiftly and boldly. Let’s be leaders not followers here in the East!	-
2/22/2020	Carole	Osborn	Ms.	Winsted	Connecticut	The Transportation and Climate Initiative is an emerging issue, gaining traction up and down the East Coast. Now is the time for the region to take bold action to mitigate climate change and roll... read more The Transportation and Climate Initiative is an emerging issue, gaining traction up and down the East Coast. Now is the time for the region to take bold action to mitigate climate change and roll back emissions. The Transportation and Climate Initiative has potential to become the sixth largest economy in the world. This is not an opportunity we can pass up. While it's not legislation yet, it will have a huge impact on Connecticut's efforts to combat climate change and move our state into a modern, green economy.	-
2/22/2020	Barbara	Vizoyan	Ms.	Manchester	Connecticut	Indiciduals need to do all that is possible to amiliorate climate change, However much we do will not be enough to avoid catastrophe, Action from local to state to national governments NOW is... read more Indiciduals need to do all that is possible to amiliorate climate change, However much we do will not be enough to avoid catastrophe, Action from local to state to national governments NOW is needed to avoid the worst effects of our misuse of earthly resources, Start with the buses and go from there.	-
2/22/2020	Bettina	Rossi	- Select -	Bethel	Connecticut	Throughout Fairfield County,the school buses are prevelant on our back roads and towns..and they also emit the most toxic black fumes..our children are breathing in those fumes and those fumes are... read more Throughout Fairfield County,the school buses are prevelant on our back roads and towns..and they also emit the most toxic black fumes..our children are breathing in those fumes and those fumes are polluting our air.Connecticut needs to phase out the old school buses with clean and green technology!	-
2/22/2020	John	Pratt	Citizen	WETHERSFIELD	Connecticut	We are already spending billions of dollars to upgrade an aging transportation infrastructure that was first developed in the WW II era, then expanded massively in the 1960s. We must invest for... read more We are already spending billions of dollars to upgrade an aging transportation infrastructure that was first developed in the WW II era, then expanded massively in the 1960s. We must invest for the next 60-plus years by incorporating planning for expansion of mass transit such as local and express trains, support for electric vehicle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle-friendly neighborhoods, automated vehicles in urban areas, and any other initiatives that move us away from a fossil fuel-dependent society while also supporting the critical need to move resources (people and materials) to where they are needed.	-
2/22/2020	shirley	mccarthy	Clean Energy Committee Branford	Branford	Connecticut	Clean Transportation is a must both for climate mitigation and human health. We have to act now to curtail planet warming otherwise it will be too late. Additionally CT residents suffer from a... read more Clean Transportation is a must both for climate mitigation and human health. We have to act now to curtail planet warming otherwise it will be too late. Additionally CT residents suffer from a number of lung diseases secondary to pollution from transportation.	-
2/22/2020	Margaret	Sellers	None	No. Grosvenordale	Connecticut	Electric is not without its bad points but it does not create quite as much carbon pollution as gasoline. We need to do all we can to reduce our carbon footprint. Electric is not without its bad points but it does not create quite as much carbon pollution as gasoline. We need to do all we can to reduce our carbon footprint.	-
2/23/2020	Christopher R	Miller	Retired	Griswold	Connecticut	I think this initiative is very important, and I am proud and gratified that my state is part of this New England alliance to take meaningful and needed action against the growing climate crisis.... read more I think this initiative is very important, and I am proud and gratified that my state is part of this New England alliance to take meaningful and needed action against the growing climate crisis. I urge my state politicians, regardless of their affiliation, to support this initiative wholeheartedly. I realize on such initiatives that some politicians may resist such initiatives primarily on the basis of cost, and I urge them not to. When there is important needed action, cost should not be an issue. State legislatures find ways every year to found any number of actions. Politicians who do not want to support an initiative like this one aren't really saying that the state can't afford to fund an initiative like this one, they are saying that they would prefer not to fund an initiative like this one, that they would rather spend the money on something else. That should not be an option. "Climate change" is really "climate crisis." Humans have been seriously harming our Earth for some time now, and our Earth, in turn, is now starting to hurt humans. This situation will only get worse unless we work aggressively against it. The consequences will be dire. I urge all state politicians to support this initiative.	-
2/23/2020	Orin	Robinson	Conservation	Mystic	Connecticut	Needed for emissions control Electric school buses Electric police cars Electric charging stations Needed for emissions control Electric school buses Electric police cars Electric charging stations	-

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