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	Brenda	Uhler	concerned resident	Landisburg	Pennsylvania	I am pleased to learn of the Transportation and Climate Initiative for states in the Northeast, the Mid Atlantic and DC to work together to reduce pollution from transportation. Since fuel... read more I am pleased to learn of the Transportation and Climate Initiative for states in the Northeast, the Mid Atlantic and DC to work together to reduce pollution from transportation. Since fuel emissions are a major contributor to the growing crisis of climate change, I heartily support the coalition and its aims. I think that a plan that reduces emissions and traffic congestion is a great idea. The pollution from traffic has a major impact on health and contributes to any number of diseases. Some areas are overburdened by pollution and other areas suffer from a lack of access to public transportation which adds both traffic congestion and fuel exhaust from private vehicles to the atmosphere. I urge all of the officials to work together to improve the air in this high traffic, highly densely populated corridor. It is heartening to see efforts by state and local leaders to move us forward by improving conditions and reducing carbon emissions despite the federal government 's efforts to move the country backward.	-
2/28/2020	John	Tyszkiewicz	Independent	Baltimore	Maryland	Fossil Fuels companies and their lobbyists have no place in a Transportation and Climate Initiative. Fossil Fuels companies and their lobbyists have no place in a Transportation and Climate Initiative.	-
2/18/2020	carl	tyndall	Voter	Brooklyn	New York	We can cut poverty and pollution at the same time. We urge you to move forward with a regional program that prioritizes the needs of communities overburdened with pollution and underserved in... read more We can cut poverty and pollution at the same time. We urge you to move forward with a regional program that prioritizes the needs of communities overburdened with pollution and underserved in mobility options.	-
12/24/2019	Philip	Tympanick	MA Citizen	Millville	Massachusetts	I have never seen a bigger scam perpetrated on the American public than Climate change and to institute new taxes based on the climate hoax is unacceptable! I will move to NH if this thing passes... I have never seen a bigger scam perpetrated on the American public than Climate change and to institute new taxes based on the climate hoax is unacceptable! I will move to NH if this thing passes!	-
12/24/2019	Peter	Tympanick	Resident	Tewksbury	Massachusetts	I vote no for this tax. Just another scam to hide government spending I vote no for this tax. Just another scam to hide government spending	-
11/13/2019	Rick	Twomey	taxpayer	Dartmouth	Massachusetts	Another state tax coming our way, we just lost net pay from the medical and family tax. God controls the climate - not the politicians. Another state tax coming our way, we just lost net pay from the medical and family tax. God controls the climate - not the politicians.	-
2/26/2020	Jane	Twitmyer	none	Nellysford	Virginia	It is time to jump start the change to electric cars and other transportation with charging equipment. as well as create bike lanes where they can be used. We need to understand how to... read more It is time to jump start the change to electric cars and other transportation with charging equipment. as well as create bike lanes where they can be used. We need to understand how to best create public charging whether through utility ownership or something else	-
5/24/2019	Hillary	Twining	private citizen	Wilmington	Vermont	My name is Hillary Twining and I live in southern Vermont. I work at a local college and have a 12-year-old daughter. I am very worried about climate change. I see the effects all around me, and... read more My name is Hillary Twining and I live in southern Vermont. I work at a local college and have a 12-year-old daughter. I am very worried about climate change. I see the effects all around me, and it has been so discouraging how little is being done at the national level to address this growing crisis. That said, I am very encouraged by the development of the Transportation and Climate Initiative. Please make sure carbon is priced high enough to effectively reduce emissions. It's also important that this policy doesn't disproportionately hurt rural and low or moderate income people. Thank you for taking my comment, and big props to the bipartisan nature of this project! Sincerely, Hillary Twining	-
1/25/2020	Hillary	Twining	Vermont citizen	Brattleboro	Vermont	To Whom It May Concern: I want to express my enthusiastic support for this multi-state initiative. It is past time to be taking concrete steps - aggressive steps - to address climate change... read more To Whom It May Concern: I want to express my enthusiastic support for this multi-state initiative. It is past time to be taking concrete steps - aggressive steps - to address climate change. I hope those involved will move ahead quickly and a clear sense of the narrowing window we have to prevent the worst effects of global warming. Sincerely, Hillary Twining	-
1/16/2020	Andrew	Twaddle	Summer resident of coastal Maine	Columbia	Missouri	My wife and I live almost half the year in East Bootbay, ME. We have been witnesses to the environmental degradation of that region for over 45 years. Much of that has been from dense automobile... read more My wife and I live almost half the year in East Bootbay, ME. We have been witnesses to the environmental degradation of that region for over 45 years. Much of that has been from dense automobile traffic. Anything that would improve public transportation to a level that would shift travel from individual cars to collective transport would be helpful. We support this effort to make a difference.	-
11/8/2019	Yuri	Tuvim	retired	Gloucester	Massachusetts		-
1/16/2020	William	Tustian	Grandfather	Stratford	Connecticut	Unless we reduce pollution the planet is not going to survive. I will, I am old but my children and my grand children may not. Please do something! Unless we reduce pollution the planet is not going to survive. I will, I am old but my children and my grand children may not. Please do something!	-
1/16/2020	William	Tustian	Grandfather	Stratford	Connecticut	Unless we reduce pollution the planet is not going to survive. I will, I am old but my children and my grand children may not. Please do something! Unless we reduce pollution the planet is not going to survive. I will, I am old but my children and my grand children may not. Please do something!	-
1/16/2020	William	Tustian	Grandfather	Stratford	Connecticut	Unless we reduce pollution the planet is not going to survive. I will, I am old but my children and my grand children may not. Please do something! Unless we reduce pollution the planet is not going to survive. I will, I am old but my children and my grand children may not. Please do something!	-
2/26/2020	SCOTT	TURNER	private citizen	South Portland	Maine	Having lived in Europe for ten years, we learned a lot about how the Germans and the Dutch have embraced public transit options. While offering their citizens a safe, cost effective and convenient... read more Having lived in Europe for ten years, we learned a lot about how the Germans and the Dutch have embraced public transit options. While offering their citizens a safe, cost effective and convenient way to get to work, shopping, the airport, etc, they have also enjoyed the benefits of cleaner air, less traffic, and a better overall quality of life. We very quickly become enthusiastic users of the Frankfurt underground and streetcars. While in Amsterdam, their trams and buses provided an excellent way to get around. It was so good, we lived without a car - and were incredibly happy about it. Now that we are back in the US, we see just how far behind our country is. It's clear that the fossil fuel lobbyists have a stranglehold on our politicians. There has been a hugely disappointing lack of progress. Despite this we've got to move ahead and take this opportunity to invest for our future. Let's work with these other states so that we can leverage the synergies and investment to make a transportation system that moves us into the future rather than keeping us locked in the past (and our cars) in the service of the fossil fuel industry. Let's move ahead with the TCI. Thank you.	-
2/21/2020	Leann	Turley	Citizen	Clearfield	Pennsylvania	I am in favor of this transportation initiative. Transportation is the greatest polluter in America. Electric autos, trucks and busses are developed and tested enough to be safe and economical... read more I am in favor of this transportation initiative. Transportation is the greatest polluter in America. Electric autos, trucks and busses are developed and tested enough to be safe and economical. It makes sense to make this change to protect the health of citizens. And now, in the late stages of the climate crisis that fossil fuels have created, we must move swiftly. It is urgent that anything and everything we are capable of doing should be done. This initiative will accomplish great strides to reduce climate warming and help our planet livable for future generations. Please approve.	-
10/27/2019	Mariana	Tupper	individual (no affiliation)	Yarmouth	Maine	We need a powerful plan to reduce transportation pollution. The amount of traffic is crazy. Interstate, long-distance travel should mostly be via public transportation, not personal vehicles.... read more We need a powerful plan to reduce transportation pollution. The amount of traffic is crazy. Interstate, long-distance travel should mostly be via public transportation, not personal vehicles. All of New England can potentially benefit by transitioning to cleaner and more efficient transportation options. Let's go for the economic, health, and environmental benefits of TCI!	-
2/24/2020	Mariana	Tupper	resident	Yarmouth	Maine	I'm very excited about the TCI initiative. We've been needing practical, can-do, affordable alternatives to driving around creating exhaust. Let's show the world that we live in... read more I'm very excited about the TCI initiative. We've been needing practical, can-do, affordable alternatives to driving around creating exhaust. Let's show the world that we live in Maine, not Los Angeles! We need climate-friendly transportation options within our state -- and also when traveling between neighboring states. This is key for commerce, tourism, shopping, business, academics, science, trade,... everything. Thank you!	-
2/28/2020	Tyler	Tungate	?	Rockville	Maryland	I commute a long distance and carpool with my wife who needs a car for her job. While we would love more transit options, and those should definitely be expanded into more suburban and rural areas... read more I commute a long distance and carpool with my wife who needs a car for her job. While we would love more transit options, and those should definitely be expanded into more suburban and rural areas, having government programs that provide genuine, vetted options to buy carbon offsets would be helpful as well. Some people are in circumstances like ours where we need a car throughout the day, eliminating the option of public transit, and being unable to afford to buy an extremely costly electric car to utilize new charging infrastructure. With carbon offsets, we can mitigate the effects of the circumstances we currently face, but it is difficult to personally vet other supplies of offsets to confirm that they are genuine and effective.	-
2/27/2020	Nicholas	Tummillo	Democrat	Chester Springs	Pennsylvania	I support the Transportation and Climate Initiative I support the Transportation and Climate Initiative	-

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