TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Please help lead the NE States to create a truly carbon neutral, or, even better, zero carbon, transportation network. There is no time to waste, and the urgency means that the goals of climate neutral transportation for millions of Americans are far more important than the often distorted jobs vs. environment misinformation of the fossil fuel industry. We need to be fossil free as soon as possible, because, quite literally, the future of life on earth depends on it!

Reducing pollution from transportation is a key component to reducing Pennsylvania's emissions.
Public transit investments that could be made with TCI proceeds would be valuable.
Please choose the aggressive greenhouse gas reduction target that the most recent climate science tells us we need.
I urge that the policy prioritizes clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don’t have access to transportation choices.

I learned from serving on a ground level ozone stakeholder group that our weather patterns REQUIRE regional initiatives in order to be effective. Such regional efforts are the only way that we can improve our air and water quality.

low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap-and-invest program or other pricing mechanism… [and]… to complete the policy development process within one year, after which each jurisdiction will decide whether to adopt and implement the policy.”

It is vital that emission standards are not degraded within this region and across the nation. Europe has long held higher standards and the impact on air quality is well documented. The fossil fuel industry should not hold power over rational and safe standards for emission not should they remain the primary decision makers for investment in clean rapid transit. Forward looking measures in both of these areas will foster clean development and provide the basis for job growth in this Northeast region.

Hopefully, you'll consider supporting improvements to public transportation systems to improve travel and reducing emissions.

Too many of our public buses and trains run on dirty energy and contribute to air pollution and climate change. Many trains, buses, and stations haven’t been retrofitted in decades. For many people in rural parts of our states, there are zero viable public transportation options, which forces them to drive.

By making polluters pay and creating a dedicated source of funding through TCI, we’ll finally be able to move our state to a 21st-century regional transportation system that is cleaner, more reliable, more accessible, and more affordable. We’ll see less traffic, thousands of new jobs, and less dangerous air pollution. All communities — whether urban, suburban, or rural — will benefit.

Our air is making too many of us sick — and if history is a guide, it’s not going to get better on its own. We need to take bold and concerted action to reduce the carbon impact of our transportation system, and TCI’s combination of using pricing policies that discourage polluters and modernizing our public transportation system will do exactly that.

Increasing and improving public transit options is one of the keys to environmental sustainability and quality of life. It’s fundamental to smart infrastructure planning and creating livable places now and for the future.

I ask that tyou give urgent consideration to Transportation anc Climate initiave. Toady we are seeing and feeling and experiencing the negative impacts of climate change. As a mother with children who will inheret this climate, I must ask to to give full consideration to deviloing low carbo initiative for transportation. We have had the technology for many years and we are way too late to be at this stage. Please put action above greed in our current system. These initiatvies should also give us an oportunity for new businesses and education avenues for the future.