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6/24/2019 |
Elizabeth |
Henry |
Environmental League of MA |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
Dear Governor Baker, Secretary Theoharides, and Secretary Pollack,
An uncommon alliance has emerged between five diverse Massachusetts organizations with business constituencies.... read more Dear Governor Baker, Secretary Theoharides, and Secretary Pollack,
An uncommon alliance has emerged between five diverse Massachusetts organizations with business constituencies. We are united by a once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernize and decarbonize our transportation system.
We express strong support for the 18 recommendations developed by the Commission on the Future of Transportation. Specifically, we applaud the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI).
If properly structured, TCI could achieve several of our shared goals concurrently: mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, investing in much-needed public transit, and alleviating congestion. While TCI isn’t the solution to all of our transportation and climate problems, it is a proven and effective policy tool to move us toward a cleaner, less congested transportation system.
We would welcome the chance to speak with you. We also stand in service to help shape the program and build support for TCI among other stakeholders in Massachusetts and across the other TCI states.
Thank you for your early leadership in TCI. We are looking forward to working with your Administration to implement a strong, effective program.
Sincerely,
Robert Rio, Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Mindy Lubber, Ceres
Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, Environmental League of Massachusetts
JD Chesloff, Massachusetts Business Roundtable
Eileen McAnneny, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation |
Letter to Gov. Baker from Business & Environmental Leaders (June 20, 2019).pdf |
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7/26/2019 |
Eleanor |
Fort |
Green for All |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
On behalf of eight racial, economic, environmental, and transit justice organizations, we submit the attached letter "Policy Design Principles for an Equitable Clean Transportation Program... read more On behalf of eight racial, economic, environmental, and transit justice organizations, we submit the attached letter "Policy Design Principles for an Equitable Clean Transportation Program". |
Regional Policy Design Principles for Equity.pdf |
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7/29/2019 |
Phillip |
Ludvigsen |
First Environmnet, Inc. |
Boonton |
New Jersey |
Financing Green Infrastructure moving toward a low-carbon economy is key. Green Bonds and loans are becoming a major market. Unfortunately many municipalities and corporations know very little... read more Financing Green Infrastructure moving toward a low-carbon economy is key. Green Bonds and loans are becoming a major market. Unfortunately many municipalities and corporations know very little about these financial instruments and the emerging global standards. The initiative should add information sharing on this topic to its existing workshops, especially energy and transportation.
Attached is a rather dated article on De-risking Green Bond Deals written for Environmental Law in New York. This article is being updated with green Muni bonds in mind.
Phil Ludvigsen, Ph.D. |
Green Bonds De-Risking Deals NYLJ Oct 2016.pdf |
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8/2/2019 |
Laureen |
Boles |
New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance |
Trenton |
New Jersey |
Transportation Electrification: Developing High Impact Policies for NJ's Most Environmentally Burdened Communities read more Transportation Electrification: Developing High Impact Policies for NJ's Most Environmentally Burdened Communities |
Final Draft of NJEJA Transportation Electrification (4).pdf |
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8/2/2019 |
Chris |
Dempsey |
Our Transportation Future |
Many |
Massachusetts |
Our Transportation Future (OTF) is a coalition of local, state, regional, and national environmental, health, scientific, transportation, and business organizations committed to modernizing... read more Our Transportation Future (OTF) is a coalition of local, state, regional, and national environmental, health, scientific, transportation, and business organizations committed to modernizing transportation across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. We are sending the attached letters to the Governors of the TCI states and Mayor Bowser in support of the important work that you are your colleagues are doing at the intersection of transportation and the environment. This letter is signed by 59 organizations from across the TCI states. We ask that you please share this letter electronically with your colleagues who are part of the TCI process, as well as any others who may be interested in reading it. |
Our Transportation Future _ Letter to TCI Governors_7.29.2019.pdf |
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8/7/2019 |
Mark |
Kresowik |
Sierra Club |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
August 7, 2019
To: Governor Baker, Mayor Bowser, Governor Carney, Governor Hogan, Governor Lamont, Governor Murphy, Governor Northam, Governor Raimondo, Governor Scott, and Governor... read more August 7, 2019
To: Governor Baker, Mayor Bowser, Governor Carney, Governor Hogan, Governor Lamont, Governor Murphy, Governor Northam, Governor Raimondo, Governor Scott, and Governor Wolf
Re: 2019 Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) Regional Policy Design Process
Sent via: https://www.transportationandclimate.org/main-menu/tci-regional-policy-design-stakeholder-input-form
The Sierra Club is sharing with you the attached 2,435 comments from our members and supporters in your states and the District of Columbia (DC) regarding the 2019 TCI Regional Policy Design Process. More than 700 of those members and supporters across the 9 states and DC have included personal messages, often encouraging swift action to modernize our transportation system, reduce climate pollution from burning motor fuels, and ensure equitable access to the benefits of clean transportation, particularly for those communities that have been overburdened and under-resourced by our current system. Many have also provided specific recommendations and requests for investments and clean transportation projects in their communities.
The Sierra Club continues to support your efforts through this process. We further recommend that you and your teams transparently and inclusively develop an understanding of which communities in the region are overburdened by pollution from motor fuels and under-resourced when it comes to access to clean, affordable, and rapid transportation, and to move forward by modeling and sharing the impacts for those communities of both a cap and invest policy for climate pollution from motor fuels consistent with meeting state climate protection targets and other complementary policies as discussed in the state and regional workshops and listening sessions. We also encourage more engagement by individual states and DC with such overburdened and under-resourced communities, by partnering with and supporting community representatives in the planning and hosting of workshops and listening sessions during the evening or on the weekend, accessible by public transportation, and with services for people with disabilities, limited English proficiency, and children and other care duties.
As demonstrated by the more than 300 participants at the in-person regional workshop on July 30th and these thousands of comments from Sierra Club members and supporters, a robust and inclusive clean and modern transportation policy design process this year is vitally important for the future prosperity of our communities.
Sincerely,
Mark Kresowik
Deputy Director, Eastern Region
Sierra Club |
Sierra Club Member and Supporter Comments 8-7-19.pdf |
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8/14/2019 |
Ramon |
Palencia-Calvo |
Maryland League of Conservation Voters - Chispa Maryland |
Annapolis |
Maryland |
The signatories of the attached letter respectfully request that the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) designs and fosters a public... read more The signatories of the attached letter respectfully request that the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) designs and fosters a public engagement process to provide residents opportunities to participate in a meaningful way in the policy design and implementation of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI). Additionally, we offer recommendations to ensure the process is inclusive.
We believe it is important for Maryland to perform this process and integrate feedback from communities and we look forward to working with you to make this community engagement process robust, inclusive and transparent.
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20190809_TCI_PublicEngagementLetter.pdf |
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8/19/2019 |
Joanne |
Ivancic |
Advanced Biofuels USA |
Frederick |
Maryland |
Advanced Biofuels USA has two items to share. One is suggestions for fleet operators (city, county, state, region, businesses, organizations, universities, etc.) to defossilize fuel use as soon... read more Advanced Biofuels USA has two items to share. One is suggestions for fleet operators (city, county, state, region, businesses, organizations, universities, etc.) to defossilize fuel use as soon as possible in the fleets and equipment that they currently have. It includes descriptions of renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel blends, as well as renewable diesel and prioritized patronage of airlines that use renewable fuels. |
Fleets article v3 AdvancedBiofuelsUSA comments to TCI 2019.pdf |
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8/19/2019 |
Joanne |
Ivancic |
Advanced Biofuels USA |
Frederick |
Maryland |
Continuing Advanced Biofuels USA comments: our proposal for a Disappearing Carbon Tax on the non-renewable portions of transportation fuel with proceeds prioritized to increasing the availability... read more Continuing Advanced Biofuels USA comments: our proposal for a Disappearing Carbon Tax on the non-renewable portions of transportation fuel with proceeds prioritized to increasing the availability of cleaner, less polluting, less expensive renewable and bio-fuel in low income and high pollution areas. |
Carbon-User-Fee-Proposal-January-2019-v1-FINAL.pdf |
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8/22/2019 |
Connor |
Dolan |
FCHEA |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
Please see the attached comment sent on behalf of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA). Please see the attached comment sent on behalf of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA). |
TCI Comments August 2019.docx |
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8/27/2019 |
Bruce |
Ho |
Natural Resources Defense Council |
Annapolis |
Maryland |
Please find attached joint comments from 13 organizations on the reference case modeling results presented on the August 8th TCI webinar and on the TCI states' next steps in modeling. Thank... read more Please find attached joint comments from 13 organizations on the reference case modeling results presented on the August 8th TCI webinar and on the TCI states' next steps in modeling. Thank you. |
Joint Comments on 8_8 TCI Webinar.pdf |
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8/29/2019 |
Lindsey |
Mendelson |
Maryland Sierra Club |
College Park |
Maryland |
The letter attached signed by 27 organizations articulates key principles Maryland should incorporate in process and design of the Transportation & Climate Initiative with other states. The letter attached signed by 27 organizations articulates key principles Maryland should incorporate in process and design of the Transportation & Climate Initiative with other states. |
Maryland TCI Principles Letter 8.29.2019.pdf |
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8/30/2019 |
Patrick |
Kelly |
American Petroleum Institute |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
Please see attached. Please see attached. |
TCI Comment API.pdf |
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8/30/2019 |
Marc |
Breslow |
Climate XChange |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
Please find attached joint comments from Climate XChange and Health Care Without Harm concerning the planned modeling scenarios for TCI, directed to the Technical Analysis Workgroup. Please find attached joint comments from Climate XChange and Health Care Without Harm concerning the planned modeling scenarios for TCI, directed to the Technical Analysis Workgroup. |
CXC-HCWH Modeling Comment Letter 8.30.19.pdf |
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9/25/2019 |
Paul |
Allen |
M. J. Bradley & Associates |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
On behalf of the signatory companies, please find the attached statement of support for, and expression of perspectives on the Transportation Climate Initiative’s efforts to develop a cap-and-... read more On behalf of the signatory companies, please find the attached statement of support for, and expression of perspectives on the Transportation Climate Initiative’s efforts to develop a cap-and-invest policy for transportation.
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LetterofSupport_TCI_ElectricCompanies_FINAL.pdf |
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10/2/2019 |
james |
celenza |
ricosh |
providence |
Rhode Island |
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TCI Reference Case Assumptions Webinar.doc |
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10/3/2019 |
Richard |
Sprock |
NJT Daily commuter |
Morristown |
New Jersey |
I have been commuting via NJT to NY Penn daily for 15 years. There are an infinite number of improvements that should be prioritized over GHG emissions reductions. At the top of that list are new... read more I have been commuting via NJT to NY Penn daily for 15 years. There are an infinite number of improvements that should be prioritized over GHG emissions reductions. At the top of that list are new Hudson river tubes. Until that is done it is a massive misuse of funds to spend anything on anything else. This is a hidden gas tax, an incredibly regressive one at that, being pushed through under the radar for no public benefit while we still do not have system-wide PTC or ADA compliance and have switches and signals presumably designed and built to operate outdoors that fail to operate in the wind/rain/snow. Moreover, the AGW science is not settled, nothing is imminent nor catastrophic - see document upload. According to IPPC, the global average temperatures have increased about 1 degree C since 1850 and that is about half due to human emissions. Despite the hysteria, IPPC also reports no measured increase in frequency or severity of tropical cyclone activities, it is frankly fraudulent or at least negligent for anyone to promote use of public resources to solve this non-problem. Amtrak operates Penn, as well as the regional rail infrastructure, and it is about as incompetent as any large bureaucratic organization can be and is completely unaccountable to anyone. A monkey randomly picking balls with train numbers from a bucket could better organize the train arrivals and departures. Simply auctioning off its assets to private operators would save money and probably have such efficiency gains that a measurable GHG emission reduction would result. |
ecd-letter-to-un.pdf |
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10/3/2019 |
Thomas |
Murphy |
Citizen of New Hampshire |
Nashua |
New Hampshire |
See attached PDF. See attached PDF. |
tci-written_comment_t-murphy-10032019.pdf |
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10/8/2019 |
Julius |
Sanks |
Engineer with long experience involving system design, weather forecasting systems, environmental satellites, and climate |
Ashburn |
Virginia |
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TCI_feedback_Sanks.pdf |
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10/15/2019 |
John |
Carlson |
Ceres |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
Attached, please find a letter congratulating Gov. Lamont and his administration on their contributions to the TCI policy framework and the development process. Attached, please find a letter congratulating Gov. Lamont and his administration on their contributions to the TCI policy framework and the development process. |
2019 TCI Framework - BICEP-Second Nature letter.pdf |
