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1/29/2020 |
Andrea |
Kerin |
Personal conviction |
Fairfield |
Connecticut |
I support this initiative. If we are to save our planet from the worst effects of climate change, we need organized efforts like these across many carbon producing sectors. A few important... read more I support this initiative. If we are to save our planet from the worst effects of climate change, we need organized efforts like these across many carbon producing sectors. A few important points to recognize and support:
• Connecticut’s transportation sector is the biggest single emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the state at 38% of the total. This is a climate crisis, and we must immediately work to address the greatest challenge of our generation.
• I support a transportation plan that is focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution while investing in sustainable transportation modes. Bus transit, rail, walking, and biking must be improved across the state, especially in cities and town centers.
• This transportation plan is also a land use plan, and we must stop investing in a sprawling, unsustainable development model. Future development in the state must be in cities, town centers, and near transit stations.
• We should not be investing in expanding interstates. Expanding our interstates in Connecticut both increases emissions in the long term from induced demand and increased driving while putting development pressure on the state’s dwindling forests and farms.
• Many cities and towns in the region have shovel-ready plans to improve transit, rail, and active transportation. We must invest in a future with more people on buses, trains, on foot, and riding bicycles. That future includes more transit-oriented development in walkable communities.
• Addressing greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles also means immediate health benefits for our most overburdened populations as a result of improved air quality and fewer emissions of localized pollutants responsible for cancer and respiratory and cardiovascular ailments, among other adverse health impacts.
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2/27/2020 |
Andrea |
Cimino |
private citizen |
Kensington |
Maryland |
Please help make the Transportation and Climate Initiative have the most impact on the climate and the environment as possible. As a bike commuter and frequent user of mass transit, I want see... read more Please help make the Transportation and Climate Initiative have the most impact on the climate and the environment as possible. As a bike commuter and frequent user of mass transit, I want see less of an investment in our harmful car culture and I want to see the transportation plan cut harmful transportation pollution at the scale needed to avert the climate crisis. We need a plan that holds large transportation polluters accountable for the pollution they create and invests in clean transportation solutions including:
-More public transit and electric vehicle infrastructure in rural areas
-Expansion of commuter rail, electric vehicles, and streets in the suburbs that are safe, walkable, and bikeable
-Sustainable and equitable housing near transit and electric bus fleets in urban communities
-More protected bike lanes
Sincerely,
Andrea Cimino |
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2/28/2020 |
Andrea |
Ferguson |
None |
Granby |
Massachusetts |
I am concerned about reducing pollution from transportation. I am grateful to Governor Baker for his leadership and request that Massachusetts formally join the program. I ask that leadership... read more I am concerned about reducing pollution from transportation. I am grateful to Governor Baker for his leadership and request that Massachusetts formally join the program. I ask that leadership chooses the most aggressive greenhouse gas reduction target that the most recent climate science tells us we need. I urge that the policy prioritizes clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don’t have access to transportation choices. |
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10/31/2019 |
andre |
beausoleil |
american |
sanford |
Maine |
no on any increase gas tax you are just making Mainers poorer there is no solid evidence that global warming is man made please do some serious homework and stop funding bias research no on any increase gas tax you are just making Mainers poorer there is no solid evidence that global warming is man made please do some serious homework and stop funding bias research |
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11/8/2019 |
andre |
thebeau |
concerned citizen |
fitchburg |
Massachusetts |
TCI is unwanted, un-needed and if it is to be considered must go thru proper legislative channels. These commie back door no vote tactics are an attempt to kill the economic and political fabric... read more TCI is unwanted, un-needed and if it is to be considered must go thru proper legislative channels. These commie back door no vote tactics are an attempt to kill the economic and political fabric of Massachusetts. More open honest debate is what is needed not less.
CO2 is required for life and taxing fuel for the benefit of the elite is an immoral act akin to genocide.
https://www.zerohedge.com/article/cap-and-trade-gigantic-scam
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12/19/2019 |
Andre |
Konstant |
taxpayer |
Addison County |
Vermont |
Here we go again. A "TAX" on the "rich" that will end up being passed down to the poor via higher costs of everything that requires transportation to get it to your home: not... read more Here we go again. A "TAX" on the "rich" that will end up being passed down to the poor via higher costs of everything that requires transportation to get it to your home: not just gas, but food, too! How are renters who cannot use wood fuel, by eqregious insurance regulation, going to pay for heat? How about rising costs of food. Who benefits? Only the metro areas where mass transportation and natural gas pipelines are practical will benefit (well, at least it won't hurt their pockets as much). Now that New Hampshire has said, "NO" to this, good luck to all businesses in other states near the NH border. PLEASE, GOVERNOR SCOTT, TELL THE LEGISLATURE YOU WILL VETO ANY NEW TAX SCHEME! |
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1/11/2020 |
andre |
beausoleil |
none |
sanford |
Maine |
I oppose the gas tax plan to make gasoline prices so high I will be forced to drive less and so that gasoline will “go away”. I oppose the new y. I’m not willing to pay new taxes at the pump. I... read more I oppose the gas tax plan to make gasoline prices so high I will be forced to drive less and so that gasoline will “go away”. I oppose the new y. I’m not willing to pay new taxes at the pump. I find it economically unsound and a detriment to all Maine residents. I do not think there will be a significant environmental benefit, possibly no benefit at all. I want to be free to choose the transportation mode that is best for my family and my community. Government should not try to control my behavior with mandates like the TCI gas tax. It is it regressive tax, Hurts the poor and has no effect on the rich and there’s a huge mistake.
Additionally Maine is such a rural state this will hurt much more coupled with the fact there is a little public transportation anywhere.” |
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1/16/2020 |
Andre |
Mirabelli |
Old Caucasian Male |
New York |
New York |
My children are very anxious that we are selling them and their children’s lives down the river for our own current very temporary convenience. What personal responsibility do you yourself have... read more My children are very anxious that we are selling them and their children’s lives down the river for our own current very temporary convenience. What personal responsibility do you yourself have not to act against the future of humanity? Please do not continue to poison us or to throw our climate into free-fall. |
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10/12/2019 |
Andi |
Bennett |
N/A |
Portland |
Maine |
This is a TERRIBLE IDEA. We moved back to Maine from California because of things just like this. You cannot put your foot on someone's head and expect them not to drown while you hold them... read more This is a TERRIBLE IDEA. We moved back to Maine from California because of things just like this. You cannot put your foot on someone's head and expect them not to drown while you hold them under water. Governor Mills needs to curb her spending and start listening to her constituents. Her term cannot end fast enough for me. She makes me miss the buffoon before her. |
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1/16/2020 |
Anca |
Vlasopolos |
Human being |
Centerville |
Massachusetts |
I am happy to see bipartisan support for the U.S. moving forward to reduce carbon emissions from cars and trucks and fossil fuels. Other countries have made much greater progress in this respect.... read more I am happy to see bipartisan support for the U.S. moving forward to reduce carbon emissions from cars and trucks and fossil fuels. Other countries have made much greater progress in this respect. We need clean, efficient, safe, and affordable public transportation for the sake of our own lives, the human lives to come, and the health of the planet. |
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1/22/2020 |
Anca |
Vlasopolos |
retired |
Centerville |
Massachusetts |
I'm gratified that a regional approach to reducing carbon emissions is finally on the table. I hope we continue to move forward at a greater speed on solving issues of carbon emission and... read more I'm gratified that a regional approach to reducing carbon emissions is finally on the table. I hope we continue to move forward at a greater speed on solving issues of carbon emission and providing alternative ways to transportation in our region. |
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2/13/2020 |
Anca |
Vlasopolos |
Professor Emerita, retired |
Centerville |
Massachusetts |
TCI Regional Policy Design is our best hope for countering climate change in our very vulnerable state. TCI Regional Policy Design is our best hope for countering climate change in our very vulnerable state. |
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10/16/2020 |
Anastasia |
Gordon |
Alliance for Clean Energy NY |
Albany |
New York |
ACE NY comments on the proposed equity strategies for TCI. ACE NY comments on the proposed equity strategies for TCI. |
Comments on TCI Equity Strategies.pdf |
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2/24/2020 |
Ananur |
Forma |
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rockland |
Maine |
We all need to be conscious in our choices of what vehicles we drive and ride around in. I have a standard shift Honda Civic and I love it, it's not new actually it was born in the year 2000... read more We all need to be conscious in our choices of what vehicles we drive and ride around in. I have a standard shift Honda Civic and I love it, it's not new actually it was born in the year 2000. I do not trust new cars. Too complicated with computers and I have the idea of a driver-less car.
I'm all for making an effort to pollute less, much less. |
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2/28/2020 |
Anabel |
Graetz |
Self-Employed |
Lexington |
Massachusetts |
This is a very important program; one of the most urgent we have. Is there a "Buy Back" and replace program for low-income residents that will enable them to trade in old, inefficient... read more This is a very important program; one of the most urgent we have. Is there a "Buy Back" and replace program for low-income residents that will enable them to trade in old, inefficient cars for more efficient ones? Or, a program to retrofit older vehicles with options that will lower emissions? Or, a program to provide free vehicle inspection and upgrade services to low income families?
I would also like to see local industry recycling all plastic products. I know we have Sterling plastics; surely we could have more? And a total ban on all plastic foam entering the area or being used for take-out food and packaging.
I am devastated at the setbacks faced by the offshore wind programs while destructive oil and gas drilling is being pushed on the people of this country. |
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2/13/2020 |
Amy Sophia |
Marashinsky |
none |
Amherst |
Massachusetts |
Australia provides a grim warning on what WILL happen if we don't get fossil fuels out of the environment. We need renewable sustainable methods of transportation. Whatever it takes. read more Australia provides a grim warning on what WILL happen if we don't get fossil fuels out of the environment. We need renewable sustainable methods of transportation. Whatever it takes. |
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11/10/2019 |
Amy McGuire |
Kates |
Ms. |
Cotuit |
Massachusetts |
A 'trojan horse' tax. read more A 'trojan horse' tax. |
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12/18/2019 |
Amy |
Cooper-Ayles |
Ms. |
Melrose |
Massachusetts |
YES YES YES. Read about this in the Globe. First I'd heard of it. This is such a no brainer. So little cost to us and such a big impact. Going to try and spread the word!!! Very very... read more YES YES YES. Read about this in the Globe. First I'd heard of it. This is such a no brainer. So little cost to us and such a big impact. Going to try and spread the word!!! Very very grateful to those bringing this forward. |
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1/16/2020 |
Amy |
Henry |
Concerned citizen |
Northampton |
Massachusetts |
I'm writing to say that I believe we must reduce pollution from transportation--it's our largest source of global warming emissions, both regionally and nationally. Therefore, I'm... read more I'm writing to say that I believe we must reduce pollution from transportation--it's our largest source of global warming emissions, both regionally and nationally. Therefore, I'm asking that Massachusetts formally join the plan to reduce emissions.
I also hope that the policy will be equity-based by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access.
I appreciate the bipartisan nature of this project. It has the potential to move Americans forward while the federal government takes us backward. Thank you for your attention to this issue. |
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1/18/2020 |
Amy |
Moore |
Private Citizen of Pownal, Vermont |
Pownal |
Vermont |
The TCI is a bad deal for Vermont. Our state would have no control of distribution of funds. Most of rural Vermont, where I live and work, will be the hardest impacted with zero to no benefit from... read more The TCI is a bad deal for Vermont. Our state would have no control of distribution of funds. Most of rural Vermont, where I live and work, will be the hardest impacted with zero to no benefit from this program. We live in the shade of mountains where electric vehicles are not only not possible to use for our commutes, charging them is very expensive and still uses electricity that comes from sources generating carbon, and damming rivers which also affect our planet. Also, part of my living is derived from towing trailers - which I can't do with electric vehicles.
I live on the border of Massachusetts and New York. My husband works in Massachusetts. Part of my work has me travel to New York (to teach prisoners). Without a plan that treats every payer of this TAX with a return equally and directly, this is just another cash grab from urban areas from rural areas. This would damage my property values, hurt interstate commerce, and drive down tourism.
There is absolutely no good reason for Vermont to participate in this only to line the pockets of bigger states with higher populations and less demanding terrain. |
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