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
1/17/2020	Joan S	Leland	Church	East Providence	Rhode Island		-
1/17/2020	Brigid	Barrett	N/a	Easthampton	Massachusetts	We are at the tipping point to save our planet. We need to do everything we can to cut emission. Please act to save out planet! We are at the tipping point to save our planet. We need to do everything we can to cut emission. Please act to save out planet!	-
1/17/2020	Kathi	Thonet	concerned resident, mother and grandmother	Pittstown	New Jersey	It is long past the time when we, following the lead of Europe, invest heavily in mass transit as one way to curb global warming emissions from cars, trucks and planes. It is long past the time... read more It is long past the time when we, following the lead of Europe, invest heavily in mass transit as one way to curb global warming emissions from cars, trucks and planes. It is long past the time when we need to be stuck in gridlock, taking hours to reach our destination, all while watching the earth cook. I request that New Jersey formally join the plan to reduce emissions and 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. Thank you for the bipartisan nature of this project, moving us forward while the federal government takes us backward. A breath of fresh air is much appreciated.	-
1/17/2020	Hope	Schnee	Ms.	Rockville Centre	New York	Transportation is one of the largest sources of pollution and emissions which contribute to global warming. New York State should join in policies to reduce pollution from transportation, improve... read more Transportation is one of the largest sources of pollution and emissions which contribute to global warming. New York State should join in policies to reduce pollution from transportation, improve more efficient and clean avenues for transportation and modernize our current mass transit system. It is incumbent on us to limit our carbon footprint and transition to a post-fossil fuel world in the face of climate change and global warming.	-
1/17/2020	Aviva	Brecher	retired research scientist and policy planner	Belmont	Massachusetts	This is an excellent and comprehensive bottom-up regional initiative, but it cannot supplant the necessary comprehensive and overarching national clean transportation policy and regulations.... read more This is an excellent and comprehensive bottom-up regional initiative, but it cannot supplant the necessary comprehensive and overarching national clean transportation policy and regulations. States must continue to press Congress and the Administration to recognize and address the acute and interlinked climate change, energy and transportation crisis. More emphasis is needed on a smooth transition to clean energy sources for transportation vehicles and to rebuilding decayed infrastructure, or developing and deploying new infrastructure, such as chargers for electric buses and cars.	-
1/17/2020	Mary and Rev. Robert	Reader	subscribing members	Goshen	New York	Transportation is an expensive, limiting basic need --to commute to jobs, to travel from often outlying modest or poor residences. Access to schooling including post high school is... read more Transportation is an expensive, limiting basic need --to commute to jobs, to travel from often outlying modest or poor residences. Access to schooling including post high school is challenged by transportation costs and easy, reasonable, safe access and reliability of transit services. Many are the hurdles and barriers that are major to the food-physical-safety-childcare-elderly care. BASIC requirements of supporting oneself and dependents. Transportation -- safe, accessible, reliable -- as with all links to adequate human resources in the U. S. A. , Transportation is NOT a luxury but a necessity.	-
1/17/2020	Judy	Knueven	Mrs.	Beaver Falls	Pennsylvania		-
1/17/2020	Anthony	Daniele	sierra club member	Pittsford	New York	I would love to see high speed rail included in any plan to reduce emissions. I am pleased to see the northeast states working to blunt the effects of climate change. If need be, additional tax... read more I would love to see high speed rail included in any plan to reduce emissions. I am pleased to see the northeast states working to blunt the effects of climate change. If need be, additional tax revenue.	-
1/17/2020	Kathleen	Vieweg	Union of Concerned Scientists	Brookline	Massachusetts	I am strongly in favor of the Transportation and Climate Initiative. The transportation in the Boston, MA area is frightful. We have too many cars on the road, a failing subway system, buses... read more I am strongly in favor of the Transportation and Climate Initiative. The transportation in the Boston, MA area is frightful. We have too many cars on the road, a failing subway system, buses which are often late, and bad roads with many potholes. I went to Japan last year and their transportation system is marvelous--clean roads without potholes and spotless trains which run on time--to the minute! We should have such a system that is also low carbon emitting. We are talking about a cap and trade system and it needs to happen. Thank you.	-
1/17/2020	Peter	Roper	Mystic, CT resident.	Mystic	Connecticut	This sounds like a good plan. More efficient transportation makes sense. This sounds like a good plan. More efficient transportation makes sense.	-
1/17/2020	Carol	Robins	member	New York	New York	We've got to have clean transportation. At what point will the world agree that there is no fuel but renewable fuel? Every intelligent being must speak up to undo the planet's... read more We've got to have clean transportation. At what point will the world agree that there is no fuel but renewable fuel? Every intelligent being must speak up to undo the planet's devastation by our so-called president.	-
1/17/2020	Lynn	Capuano	Terrapin Environmental Solutions Inc.	Port Washington	New York	Not only is transportation a major contributor to climate change but it also threatens every individual's health. The young, elderly and those afflicted with lung conditions are at even... read more Not only is transportation a major contributor to climate change but it also threatens every individual's health. The young, elderly and those afflicted with lung conditions are at even greater risk from transportation related pollution. The United State is woefully behind in this arena and needs to move forward with this initiative to bring our transportation systems into the 21st century.	-
1/17/2020	Ann	Wagner	Retired	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	As a long time rider of the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) I strongly support an initiative to reduce carbon emissions from our transit system. Please move forward to develop... read more As a long time rider of the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) I strongly support an initiative to reduce carbon emissions from our transit system. Please move forward to develop the policy framework that would make this possible.	-
1/17/2020	Dan	Schwartz	concerned resident	Bath	Pennsylvania	While living with an asthmatic, and sometimes suffering from poor air quality myself, I think that everything we can do to improve the air quality in our region is important. Reducing air... read more While living with an asthmatic, and sometimes suffering from poor air quality myself, I think that everything we can do to improve the air quality in our region is important. Reducing air pollution from transportation vehicles is an important step, and focusing on public buses such as school buses which still typically use diesel engines which bellow clouds of pollution when running cold or not adjusted properly. Exposing children to these fumes is wrong even if it's saving us taxpayers some dollars in costs, it comes back to us in poor health later in life. We also have increasing congestion in our valley from poor planning focusing mostly on development, and freight trucking. The transportation sector could consider how better about health effects of having too many people in an area. I'd like to see a future with less air pollution, more public transportation, zero or low emission vehicles and walkable / bicycleable communities.	-
1/17/2020	Brenda	Murphy	Independent	North Andover	Massachusetts	What we need, and we need it now is a many pronged approach to reverse Climate Collapse. Gas, Coal, Fracking & Oil, in all their forms, are a deadly addiction, we can no longer afford.... read more What we need, and we need it now is a many pronged approach to reverse Climate Collapse. Gas, Coal, Fracking & Oil, in all their forms, are a deadly addiction, we can no longer afford. Every step toward eliminating our carbon footprint should be taken and taken now.	-
1/17/2020	Sarah	Griffith	Citizen	Cambridge	Massachusetts	The science of climate change is real. Scientists agree, and it's bad. After procrastinating for decades we have a short period of time to start turning off the greenhouse gas faucet. We can... read more The science of climate change is real. Scientists agree, and it's bad. After procrastinating for decades we have a short period of time to start turning off the greenhouse gas faucet. We can leverage market forces to start reducing transportation emissions through TCI. I request that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts take our common climate wealth seriously and formally join the TCI to reduce emissions. I further ask that the policy prioritizes clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and is financially affordable for poor families and individuals as possible. Thank you.	-
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	Bennett	Citizen	Brooklyn	New York	Reducing pollution from transportation is important for human health and to combat climate change. Reducing pollution from transportation is important for human health and to combat climate change.	-
1/17/2020	Kevin	O'Rourke	taxpayer	Camden	New York	We need clean renewable transportation choices. We need clean renewable transportation choices.	-
1/17/2020	Mary	McKenna	Roman Catholic	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Public transportation can reduce the emissions from the many single passenger cars. These public vehicles should not add to carbon emissions. Please fund their efforts to use non fossil fuels.... Public transportation can reduce the emissions from the many single passenger cars. These public vehicles should not add to carbon emissions. Please fund their efforts to use non fossil fuels.	-

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