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
10/9/2019	Sawyer	Coleman	None	Norway	Maine	As a Maine native and an individual that cares deeply about our environment I would urge everyone to not implement policies such as this upon the residents of Maine and New England. Fuel... read more As a Maine native and an individual that cares deeply about our environment I would urge everyone to not implement policies such as this upon the residents of Maine and New England. Fuel surcharges and taxes are deeply regressive in nature and would hit the poor and working poor of this region the hardest. From primary transportation costs to downstream cost increases in food and consumer goods this scheme will hurt the most vulnerable among us. Carbon control and mitigation can be achieved via passive means such as maintaining green space, planting trees, protecting small family farms that engage in organic and regenerative farming practices. Finally cap and trade schemes are unproven as to their effectiveness and offer little more than carbon indulgences to those that emit.	-
1/16/2020	scot	tmooney	none-	newton	New Jersey		-
10/16/2019	Scott	Yunke	NYSDOT	BUFFALO	New York	With a brand new Amtrak Station being built in DownTown Buffalo, that really only serve's a few trains a day with very few riders... Why not consider a Using the existing facilities as... read more With a brand new Amtrak Station being built in DownTown Buffalo, that really only serve's a few trains a day with very few riders... Why not consider a Using the existing facilities as a COMMUTER Rail run from Depew to Downtown.. Residents of Amherst, Cheektowga, Clarence, Lancaster, West Seneca, & Depew.. that commute everyday in AUTOS to downtown now have a option to use a REAL commuter line from suburbs to Downtown.. The station in Depew is close to Buffalo International Airport and RT 33 and Rt 90... The attached Document shows the Empty facility on Dick rd & Walden that could be used as a commuter parking lot with a small ped bridge to get pedestrians from lot to rail siding..This is a idea that will not cost MILLIONS and remove many daily commuters that drive everyday into downtown Buffalo... Just try it with existing Amtrak trains and see how it works... You could even have express buses drop off folks from towns futher east of Buffalo like Akron, Batavia , Lockport	DEPEW TRAIN STATION ADITIONAL PARKING.pdf
10/23/2019	Scott	Steinbach	Caton Auto Clinic	Catonsville	Maryland	I am deeply and gravely concerned over this petition. By limiting the amount people will drive you are affecting an entire industry and workforce on the available cars to work on after the... read more I am deeply and gravely concerned over this petition. By limiting the amount people will drive you are affecting an entire industry and workforce on the available cars to work on after the industry has already sustained raising workforce costs. We as an industry cannot sustain being attacked on both angles by our own government who is supposed to help foster small business instead of kill it. I voted for a Republican Governor in my state to help protect me from these issues.	-
10/29/2019	Scott	Crooker	Resident	Gardiner	Maine	Any policy that would require a permitting fee by a gasoline facility would be a hidden tax that would be passed on to the every day user thereby raising gas prices to too high prices. Maine is... read more Any policy that would require a permitting fee by a gasoline facility would be a hidden tax that would be passed on to the every day user thereby raising gas prices to too high prices. Maine is already carbon neutral. Electric cars are not going to help this and they are not an effective year round mode of transportation esp on fridgid days. To tax facilities that sell or provide gas is unfairly and non-transparently taxing individuals that choose to continue with gas powered autos etc as a safer option of transportation	-
10/31/2019	Scott	Roy	*	Lyman	Maine	Mariners can not afford a new fuel tax. It’s hard enough to pay for fuel now. Any new tax is bad for business in our state. Mariners can not afford a new fuel tax. It’s hard enough to pay for fuel now. Any new tax is bad for business in our state.	-
11/25/2019	Scott	Blakeney	American Taxpayer	Sterling	Massachusetts	Please keep your cash grabbing self promoting ideas to yourselves. To raise my taxes without any legislative representation is akin to how the American Revolution started. You have apparently... read more Please keep your cash grabbing self promoting ideas to yourselves. To raise my taxes without any legislative representation is akin to how the American Revolution started. You have apparently deemed yourselves smarter and more compassionate about the environment than those you wish to force to pay for your nonsense. Even if enacted, the impact would be minuscule, yet the impact on the taxpayer, business owner and driver would be monumental. Perhaps you don't mind paying more at the pumps, or in stores for merchandise and services but I for one do mind. All of this in the name on making yourselves feel better? That you have done something good for the environment? It all comes at the expense of our freedom and basic representation and is not a price I'm willing to pay.	-
11/30/2019	Scott	Mackay	Mr	Marlboro	Massachusetts	COUNT ME OUT SHAKE DOWN YOUR ACTIVIST PALS FOR DONATIONS. THERES PLENTY OF THEM MOUTHING OFF. LET THEM PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS... SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT FOR YA COUNT ME OUT SHAKE DOWN YOUR ACTIVIST PALS FOR DONATIONS. THERES PLENTY OF THEM MOUTHING OFF. LET THEM PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS... SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT FOR YA	-
12/1/2019	Scott	Babbitt	Stakeholder	South Weymouth	Massachusetts	First it was The Family & Medical Leave Act of MA that was shoved down our throats, now this. What happened to the democratic process for The COMMON WEALTH? You’ve all officially been... read more First it was The Family & Medical Leave Act of MA that was shoved down our throats, now this. What happened to the democratic process for The COMMON WEALTH? You’ve all officially been designated as Massholes of the INDIVIDUAL WEALTH.	-
12/3/2019	Scott	Johnson	Massachusetts resident.	North Andover	Massachusetts	To put in this TCI tax to the consumer is absolute insanity. I live next door to the NH border and will purchase all gas across state lines. Once again you are hurting small business... read more To put in this TCI tax to the consumer is absolute insanity. I live next door to the NH border and will purchase all gas across state lines. Once again you are hurting small business owners who are trying to make a decent living. I will oppose this tax at all costs.	-
12/17/2019	Scott	Daniels	Mr	Westport Island	Maine	So why would a mostly rural state like Maine agree to do anything in conjunction with a highly populated state like Mass. or NY. In a nut shell this sounds like carbon taxing. The taking of wealth... read more So why would a mostly rural state like Maine agree to do anything in conjunction with a highly populated state like Mass. or NY. In a nut shell this sounds like carbon taxing. The taking of wealth from the population and giving it to the government. In other words a tax. We all know from our civics classes that the power to tax is the power to destroy. The TCI is just another way to take the freedoms, we as taxpayers enjoy, away from us. This is yet another terrible idea submitted by liberals.	-
12/17/2019	Scott	Crooker	State of Maine resident	Gardiner	Maine	This initiative will in no way benefit the residents of Maine. The only thing it will do is increase costs for residents and small business people. It will increase the cost of gas there by... read more This initiative will in no way benefit the residents of Maine. The only thing it will do is increase costs for residents and small business people. It will increase the cost of gas there by increasing costs for everything from food, to trucking, to plowing, etc. This effects all areas of residents lives. There is no benefit other than trying to push green initiates on the Maine state residents; some that won’t even make sense. For example electric cars are not a truly viable option for Maine due to the long winter with extremely cold days that make electric cars some what unreliable. Plus Maine is already very green and pretty much carbon neutral due to our forests. This will only be fit other more develop states at the expense of Maine residents.	-
12/21/2019	Scott	Bakal	Libertarian	Burnham	Maine	This is one of the worst pieces of legislation ever crafted this is an idea that came from deep within an orifice below someone's lower torso. Any politician that supports this needs to be... read more This is one of the worst pieces of legislation ever crafted this is an idea that came from deep within an orifice below someone's lower torso. Any politician that supports this needs to be recalled and stripped of their position. This will do nothing but extort money out of people.	-
1/11/2020	Scott	Judd	Taxpayer	Chesterfield	Massachusetts	Please do not burden working people with another expense that they can’t afford. If you want to make the cities cleaner stop giving tax breaks to corporations to move there. Too many people in... read more Please do not burden working people with another expense that they can’t afford. If you want to make the cities cleaner stop giving tax breaks to corporations to move there. Too many people in concentrated areas is the biggest cause of pollution on the planet. The more comfortable and easier that you make living in the city the bigger the problem gets.	-
1/16/2020	Scott	Jambor	none	Westbury	New York	I am 40 years old and have been been monitoring environmental issues for many years. The last few years I went back to college to get my masters degree in environmental sustainability. I have... read more I am 40 years old and have been been monitoring environmental issues for many years. The last few years I went back to college to get my masters degree in environmental sustainability. I have researched and understand the need for clean transportation. My thesis for my degree was an analysis of fleet vehicles in NYC and the impact to the State and City GHG emission goals. Long story short, just replacing all the city buses would reduce diesel emissions over 20% for NYC and 8% for NY State. And because truck/bus traffic is more prevalent in lower income areas, which also has more residents of color. The rates of respiratory issues for young children in these areas is higher than areas with lower bus/truck traffic. Clean transportation is more than just an environmental issue, it is also a social and economic issue.	Electric Fleet Vehicles and Their Potential Impact on New York State and New York City Climate Goals - Scott Jambor.pdf
2/17/2020	Scott	Schweizer	Self	Norwalk	Connecticut	As a concerned citizen and CT taxpayer I want the state government to act on environmental pollution and support carbon neutral policies. As a concerned citizen and CT taxpayer I want the state government to act on environmental pollution and support carbon neutral policies.	-
2/24/2020	Scott	Garren	Resident	Cuttingsville	Vermont	Please, Governor Scott. Join the TCI. Good for the environment and good for the economy! Please, Governor Scott. Join the TCI. Good for the environment and good for the economy!	-
2/26/2020	Scott	Stapf	self-employed	Arlington	Virginia	As a Virginia resident and small business owner, I strongly support TCI. We need to fix our crumbling infrastructure, promote use of clean electric vehicles, upgrade our public infrastructure,... read more As a Virginia resident and small business owner, I strongly support TCI. We need to fix our crumbling infrastructure, promote use of clean electric vehicles, upgrade our public infrastructure, reduce traffic congestion and clean the air of transportation-related pollution. I have lost employees who moved from (or would not commute through) Northern Virginia due to the terrible traffic. And there are no good EV charging options at or near where I live and work. I firmly believe that we have the will and the transportation solutions in hand. All we need now is the cap-and-invest proceeds to get the job done! I may be forced to move from Virginia if steps are not taken to fix our broken and dirty transportation system.	-
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.	-
2/27/2020	Scott	Wiles	Maine resident	Eastport	Maine	As a rural resident , easternmost point in the USA, I and my community will be negatively impacted by the proposed new gas tax. Electric cars are rare here because they are not practical and are... read more As a rural resident , easternmost point in the USA, I and my community will be negatively impacted by the proposed new gas tax. Electric cars are rare here because they are not practical and are very expensive. We care about our environment, but the tax increase will hurt the poorest residents in areas that electric vehicles are impractical.	-

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