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
10/28/2019	Jason	Williams	None	Lewiston	Maine	If you can afford a Tesla you do not need other tr taxpayer's money to build your charging station read more If you can afford a Tesla you do not need other tr taxpayer's money to build your charging station	-
10/28/2019	Stephen	Moitozo	Concerned Citizen	Lewiston	Maine	Don't involve Maine in the TCI; gasoline and diesel are already quite heavily taxed here (over $0.30/gallon of gasoline, not including the $0.184/gallon federal tax). Some estimates suggest... read more Don't involve Maine in the TCI; gasoline and diesel are already quite heavily taxed here (over $0.30/gallon of gasoline, not including the $0.184/gallon federal tax). Some estimates suggest that TCI would add another $0.20/gallon to the cost of gasoline; $3 per fill up! Don't do it. Don't let people outside Maine decide how much we get taxed. These kinds of invasive decisions should be left to the people in congress that we can hold accountable with our votes. Maine ranks 33rd in median household income. Maines largest cities have 70,000, 40,000, and 35,000 people. Our "urban centers" are not comparable to urban centers in MA, CT, NY, etc. High paying professional jobs are far and few between around Maine. Don't make it even worse by making it harder to do business or afford to live here. No more taxes. No more fees. No more assessments. No more fines for being alive.	-
10/28/2019	Steve	Oehlert	Oehlert Bros. Inc.	Royersford	Pennsylvania	I am opposed to this initiative. It will unfairly burden PA residents and businesses with higher motor fuel prices in a state that already has nearly the highest motor fuel prices in the country... I am opposed to this initiative. It will unfairly burden PA residents and businesses with higher motor fuel prices in a state that already has nearly the highest motor fuel prices in the country.	-
10/28/2019	Thomas	McKenzie	Penn Mar Oil	Waynesboro	Pennsylvania	I strongly oppose the proposed plan of cap and trade in Pennsylvania. This is an unfair burden to Pennsylvania taxpayers and businesses especially since we already pay a substantially larger... read more I strongly oppose the proposed plan of cap and trade in Pennsylvania. This is an unfair burden to Pennsylvania taxpayers and businesses especially since we already pay a substantially larger amount of fuel taxes over other surrounding states.	-
10/28/2019	JOSEPH	CLEMENSON	JC HEATING INC	LEVITTOWN	Pennsylvania	I MA OPPOSE TO THIS PROGRAM AS IT WOILD RAISE THE PRICE OF GASOLINE BY 10 TO 20 CENTS PER GALLON. I MA OPPOSE TO THIS PROGRAM AS IT WOILD RAISE THE PRICE OF GASOLINE BY 10 TO 20 CENTS PER GALLON.	-
10/28/2019	douglas	whitmoyer	business owner	TURBOTVILLE	Pennsylvania	as a owner of new emission truck that has already cost me 25000.00 dollar in repairs in the first 65000 miles the regulation is just going to increase my cost that i will pass along to the end... read more as a owner of new emission truck that has already cost me 25000.00 dollar in repairs in the first 65000 miles the regulation is just going to increase my cost that i will pass along to the end user of my product .	-
10/28/2019	Netha	Luce	Maineiac	Union	Maine	We pay far too much to just live already. Please dont increase my cost of living. We pay far too much to just live already. Please dont increase my cost of living.	-
10/28/2019	Tim	Naylor	Edris Oil	York	Pennsylvania	I am opposed to the proposal because it would unfairly burden consumers and businesses in Pennsylvania who already pay the highest gasoline taxes in the country I am opposed to the proposal because it would unfairly burden consumers and businesses in Pennsylvania who already pay the highest gasoline taxes in the country	-
10/28/2019	James	Deiter	Deiter Bros. Heating Cooling Energy	Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	I am adamantly opposed to this as it would unfairly burden consumers and business in the State of Pennsylvania who already pay the highest fuel taxes in the Country! I am adamantly opposed to this as it would unfairly burden consumers and business in the State of Pennsylvania who already pay the highest fuel taxes in the Country!	-
10/28/2019	Dillon	Talley	PPA	Annville	Pennsylvania	I'm opposed to the proposal because it would unfairly burden the residents of Pennsylvania who already pay some of the highest gasoline taxes in the country. read more I'm opposed to the proposal because it would unfairly burden the residents of Pennsylvania who already pay some of the highest gasoline taxes in the country.	-
10/28/2019	Jason	Kulaszewski	University at Buffalo Regional Institute (UBRI)	Buffalo	New York	Below are suggestions regarding how the TCI can accelerate implementation of alternative fuel transportation and reduce GHGs related to traditional transportation (in no particular order):... read more Below are suggestions regarding how the TCI can accelerate implementation of alternative fuel transportation and reduce GHGs related to traditional transportation (in no particular order): - Re-allocate portions of funding from traditional road infrastructure projects toward high speed rail, commuter rail, and metro services - Moratorium on building new gasoline/diesel fuel stations - Require any new fuleing stations to offset their carbon footprint (including those of their fuel sales) - Invest in DC Fast Charging stations (rather than level I or II EV infrastructure) - Charging large transportation reliant businesses a carbon tax (Amazon uses next day delivery...they should have to pay the environmental cost of shipping) - Offering large fleet reliant businesses incentives for fleet conversion (trucking industry, police, DOT, taxi, pizza delivery, schools, buses) - Reduce need for single occupancy vehicles by investing in public transportation options in/around population centers without encouraging sprawl (no expansion to areas with low population densities as an example) - Communities with higher populations of drivers (based on DMV registration data) could have larger % of cost burden for maintaining road infrastructure - Auto-centric land use patterns should bare larger cost of transportation infrastructure costs (if a community chooses to sprawl, they will have to pay for infrastructure - no subsidizing sprawling land use patterns) - reserve a larger portion of any carbon related "tax" for public transportation options (rail, EV infrastructure, electric buses, etc.) - Move away from traditional paving and use recycled plastics as a way to reduce plastic waste and replace traditional petroleum based paving methods with those that re-use existing petroleum in plastics. (keep fossil fuels in the ground). - All new transportation projects meet carbon sequestration goals associated with that particular project (for example - road projects would require a sequestration technique for every lane mile to offset usage, or expanding transit would need to procure energy from renewable sources, installation if EV infrastructure would require solar+storage or other emission reduction technique like tree planting) - Lending interest rates for non-GHG reducing transportation projects would be higher - support projects that reduce VMT see also: https://www.gbnrtc.org/movingforward2050	-
10/28/2019	Nancy	Bliss	Retired teacher	Brunswick	Maine	I support the transportation climate initiative. We as responsible citizens need to help alleviate greenhouse gases and other pollutants and must find suitable means of transportation that... read more I support the transportation climate initiative. We as responsible citizens need to help alleviate greenhouse gases and other pollutants and must find suitable means of transportation that use less or no fossil fuel. We need to come up with more public transportation which is accessible to more people and more convenient. Nancy Bliss	-
10/28/2019	Brenda	Moot	NRCM	Winterport	Maine	I support the TCI, the Transportation Climate Initiative. Why? Because transportation accounts for 54% of Maine’s climate-changing pollution. So, let’s clean it up with the... read more I support the TCI, the Transportation Climate Initiative. Why? Because transportation accounts for 54% of Maine’s climate-changing pollution. So, let’s clean it up with the TCI, and keep Maine moving forward with a quick transition to green and clean transportation. Thank you for this opportunity to speak up!	-
10/28/2019	Joyce	Potter	republican	Phillips	Maine	Maine's residents are already struggling. Working folks and retired people all must use fuel for transportation on a daily basis. Elderly folks must get to Dr's. appointments,... read more Maine's residents are already struggling. Working folks and retired people all must use fuel for transportation on a daily basis. Elderly folks must get to Dr's. appointments, grocery stores, etc. Loggers, farmers, manufacturers must pay to have their products shipped out as well to have items/supplies delivered to them. All of Maine's citizens will be hurt by an increase in gasoline/diesel fuel prices. Even at the rate we must pay now...without any increase..we do not have extra money for medicines and emergency needs. Please give this some serious thought. Please DO NOT increase fuel costs.	-
10/28/2019	Greg	Kimber	na	Temple	Maine	Maine should use TCI as an opportunity to invest in local transportation solutions that help Maine people get to where they need to go in an affordable way that’s good for our environment.... read more Maine should use TCI as an opportunity to invest in local transportation solutions that help Maine people get to where they need to go in an affordable way that’s good for our environment. Mainers deserve creative new choices and new investments to meet our transportation needs; the one thing we know is that pouring pollution into the atmosphere and sending our hard-earned money out of state for the oil that causes that pollution are NOT the way forward. Maine needs an ambitious plan to reduce climate-changing transportation pollution,. Working together with neighboring states makes sense. Maine can see significant economic, health, and environmental benefits by transitioning to cleaner and more efficient transportation options through adoption of TCI.	-
10/28/2019	Debbie	Petrin	Working person	Jackman	Maine	What the hell is this women doing. I am totally against this...i can't use a battery operated car. Where i live...why are they forcing this deal down our throats..janet open your eyes. It... read more What the hell is this women doing. I am totally against this...i can't use a battery operated car. Where i live...why are they forcing this deal down our throats..janet open your eyes. It's hard enough to make a living in the poor part of maine...aka western mountains..why are you trying to make it harder...didnt vote for you....and encourage people not to support you...	-
10/28/2019	Herb	Taggart	Mr.	levant	Maine	Maine is already taxed by the state and federal government on Gas we don't need any more read more Maine is already taxed by the state and federal government on Gas we don't need any more	-
10/28/2019	Jenny	Scheu	Ms.	Portland	Maine	Development of low carbon public transportation is incredibly important to our city of Portland ME and our region.... AND to our global future. Thanks for your work on this implementation... Development of low carbon public transportation is incredibly important to our city of Portland ME and our region.... AND to our global future. Thanks for your work on this implementation.	-
10/28/2019	Gregory	Clark	Indigenous Maine Native	Augusta	Maine	No new taxes! No new taxes!	-
10/28/2019	chrissy	adamowicz	NRCM	Brunswick	Maine	I support making our communities far safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. Walkability and bikeability should be high priorities. I support making our communities far safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. Walkability and bikeability should be high priorities.	-

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