10/25/2019 |
Linda |
Woods |
none |
Waterville |
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. I am... 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. I am surrounded by people who are food insecure. There is food available, but many have no transportation to get to food banks. We need more access to public transportation. |
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1/12/2020 |
William |
Woods |
resident of Maine |
Ogunquit |
Maine |
Do not do this to the people of Maine, Gov. Mills. Do not do this to the people of Maine, Gov. Mills. |
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2/28/2020 |
Barry |
Woods |
Maine Citizen |
Portland |
Maine |
We are at an inflection point with respect to human being's impact on climate change and creating a world vastly different for our grandchildren, regardless of where we live or how long our... read more We are at an inflection point with respect to human being's impact on climate change and creating a world vastly different for our grandchildren, regardless of where we live or how long our current commute may be. This program offers a sustainable funding source that will help initiate change in Maine's urban and rural transportation systems, including better access to affordable, clean transportation. We know the status quo is already unsustainable and gas prices are inherently volatile, costing each of us an increasingly large percentage of our take home wages (unless you drive electric). That will only change if we invest in a future of better transit choices and cleaner modes of transportation. Change in this area is critical. We need to think beyond the status quo and create funding options that reduce our oil dependency, reduce emissions, and reduce, utlimately, the economic costs of transportation. Thanks for the courage to present a big idea when it is most needed. Maine's current path is actually the most expensive one we can go down, for everyone. |
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5/24/2019 |
William |
Woodward |
University of New Hampshire |
Durham |
New Hampshire |
I am Professor of Psychology and I teach Psychology for Sustainability. I have been a member of Citizens Climate Lobby in Durham, NH. Last night I attended a 5-person panel on The Green New Deal.... read more I am Professor of Psychology and I teach Psychology for Sustainability. I have been a member of Citizens Climate Lobby in Durham, NH. Last night I attended a 5-person panel on The Green New Deal. Hosts were 350NH.org and The Sunrise Movement. I was struck by the consensus with CCL in promoting social equity as well as carbon fee and dividend. Whatever plan you propose, it must be fair to the public. As such, I would hope for bipartisan appeal. The goal of reducing carbon in the atmosphere is an imperative. We have only a decade left to turn around the accelerating costs of doing nothing: loss of biodiversity, extreme weather events, sea level rise, etc. We are in a dangerous climate crisis produced by humans. |
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1/17/2020 |
Virginia |
Woolridge |
Essential Native Trees and Shrubs for the Eastern US |
Annapolis |
Maryland |
Mass transit reduces poverty and takes cars off of the road. I live in a state capital and do not have a public transit option to reach a major airport 25 miles away. I live 30 miles from the US... read more Mass transit reduces poverty and takes cars off of the road. I live in a state capital and do not have a public transit option to reach a major airport 25 miles away. I live 30 miles from the US Capital, in a state capital with no public transportation between them. This is ridiculous. Maryland’s Governor Hogan wants to add highway lanes in a nod to remarkable misunderstanding of traffic congestion. |
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10/25/2019 |
David A. |
Woolsey |
David Woolsey Violinmaker |
Ellsworth |
Maine |
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3/5/2020 |
Harley |
Wooster |
Taxpayer |
EAST BURKE |
Vermont |
Transportation sector hydrocarbon reduction to date has been based on a lack of a mass-produced electric vehicles of the types people need. The lack of vehicles is not because no one wants the... read more Transportation sector hydrocarbon reduction to date has been based on a lack of a mass-produced electric vehicles of the types people need. The lack of vehicles is not because no one wants the vehicles or because the manufacturers do not want to produce them, but because the battery technology is still immature and the supply chains for mass-produced batteries and rare earth permanent magnets is early stage development. The cost-benefit for consumers even with tax incentives is not there because the vehicles are more expensive for less capability. All major manufacturers have announced $300 billion in electric vehicle manufacturing investments over the next few years with large scale production starting in 2021. That said it will take until 2030 for mass production to be fully realized. Consumers and businesses with a new ICE technology vehicle are not going to run out and buy a new electric car until their current ICE vehicle reaches its end of useful service (8-10 years). At that point consumers will have a choice and will make the choice based on the advantages of the future EV's, not because of TCI. TCI does not help us move forward only adds consumer costs. TCI does nothing to solve that and all rigorous studies show that it does not reduce hydrocarbon consumption, does nothing to enhance transportation sector electrification and adds no funding for desperately needed highway repairs.
https://ljfo.vermont.gov/assets/Uploads/a5e545b014/rap-carbon-management-VT-JFO-february-2019-updated.pdf
https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy18osti/71500.pdf
https://graphics.reuters.com/AUTOS-INVESTMENT-ELECTRIC/010081ZB3HD/index.html
https://www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2019
https://www.jpmorgan.com/global/research/electric-vehicles
https://www.eei.org/resourcesandmedia/newsroom/Pages/Press%20Releaseshttps://www.eei.org/resourcesandmedia/newsroom/Pages/Press%20Releases/EEI%20Celebrates%201%20Million%20Electric%20Vehicles%20on%20U-S-%20Roads.aspx
https://www.iso-ne.com/static-assets/documents/2019/12/draft_2020_transpElectr_fx.pdf |
Vehicle Electrification.pptx |
1/16/2020 |
Ingrid |
Wooten |
None |
Arlington |
Virginia |
Let’s end our dependence on fossil fuels so we and our kids can continue to live on this planet. Using public transportation is a good start. Let’s end our dependence on fossil fuels so we and our kids can continue to live on this planet. Using public transportation is a good start. |
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11/8/2019 |
Sarah |
Wooton |
Partnership for the Public Good |
Buffalo |
New York |
Partnership for the Public Good is a community-based think tank with over 290 partner organizations. Many of our partners are concerned with both ecological justice and transportation issues. We... read more Partnership for the Public Good is a community-based think tank with over 290 partner organizations. Many of our partners are concerned with both ecological justice and transportation issues. We have released several reports on these issues. Buffalo faces significant challenges when it comes to public transit. Over 50,000 households in our region lack access to a car, yet over half of the region's jobs are NOT accessible by public transit. Improving public transit in our region is imperative for promoting economic development, reducing racial disparities, fighting poverty, and decreasing air pollution. As part of your planning process, we implore you to incorporate a more robust busing system (more buses, more routes, and more frequency) as well a suggestion to expand the light rail through the east side of Buffalo to the airport. This addition will take advantage of existing public right of ways to make our public transit more accessible and efficient. We also ask that New York State reexamine its funding structure to more equitably fund WNY public transit. |
working_toward_equalityfinal.pdf |
10/5/2020 |
Sarah |
Wooton |
Partnership for the Public Good |
Buffalo |
New York |
Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) is a community-based think tank that provides research and advocacy support to over 300 partners in Buffalo, NY. Each year, we hear from our partners that... read more Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) is a community-based think tank that provides research and advocacy support to over 300 partners in Buffalo, NY. Each year, we hear from our partners that lack of investment in public transit is a major concern for them and the clients they serve. Our public transit system varies in quality depending on where you live in our city, and often the poorest, most vulnerable residents in our city, those who rely on public transit the most, are the same residents who have the least access to public transportation. We need a significant source of additional income for our public transit system, and this is especially true given the climate crisis and the need to reduce vehicle miles traveled. The revenue generated from this cap and invest program would be the perfect source for public transit funding.
Funding our public transit system will make our city more equitable by making jobs, healthcare visits, and other necessary trips more accessible to all in our city, especially for the most economically vulnerable. It will also constitute major strides toward a more environmentally just city as we mitigate the effects of climate change by reducing GHG emissions and invest in communities that have historically faced (and continue to face) environmental racism. Further, this investment is especially critical in this period of COVID-19 as our public transportation system faces extreme financial uncertainty and will likely have to cut service. This is unacceptable for our city, but especially for our most vulnerable populations.
Please take action on this cap and invest program immediately, and funnel the revenues from the program into our public transportation systems with an emphasis on serving those who have been disproportionately impacted by transportation-generated pollution and other systemic inequities.
Here is PPG's report on Race, Employment and Public Transportation in Erie County: https://ppgbuffalo.org/files/documents/working_toward_equalityfinal.pdf |
working_toward_equalityfinal_ppg buffalo.pdf |
11/8/2019 |
Karen |
Wright |
- None - |
Framingham |
Massachusetts |
Stop this tax! Stop this tax! |
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11/12/2019 |
Leah |
Wright |
Independent |
East Falmouth |
Massachusetts |
My husband and I own a business. It is a small business that feed 5 different family. A gas tax would cripple our business. Please no gas tax. Stop over reaching into our pockets My husband and I own a business. It is a small business that feed 5 different family. A gas tax would cripple our business. Please no gas tax. Stop over reaching into our pockets |
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11/15/2019 |
Christopher |
Wright |
Independent |
Plymouth |
Massachusetts |
This is a tax on the people and MUST be put to vote. Do you recall "For the People, By the People"? read more This is a tax on the people and MUST be put to vote. Do you recall "For the People, By the People"? |
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2/21/2020 |
Anne |
Wright |
none |
Arlington |
Massachusetts |
Transportation is the largest source of air pollution in the region, and we need to build a modern, clean, safe, and accessible transportation system for the 21st century. The more we limit... read more Transportation is the largest source of air pollution in the region, and we need to build a modern, clean, safe, and accessible transportation system for the 21st century. The more we limit pollution from motor fuels, the more jobs we create, the more the economy grows, the healthier our air becomes, and the more lives we save. MA should join TCI to fund better transportation infrastructure, reduce traffic, and make my community a cleaner, safer place to live. |
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2/28/2020 |
Alliison |
Wright |
none |
SILVER SPRING |
Maryland |
Climate change. Its the most important thing we face. Climate change. Its the most important thing we face. |
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2/25/2020 |
Sebastian |
Wu |
UVM Grad, Born & Raised Vermonter |
Brownsville |
Vermont |
I believe Vermont must not only join TCI, but fight to make it as strong on climate as it can be. It is a critical opportunity for our region to get a handle on transportation emissions while... read more I believe Vermont must not only join TCI, but fight to make it as strong on climate as it can be. It is a critical opportunity for our region to get a handle on transportation emissions while investing in more sustainable alternatives (therefore strengthening our economy by creating jobs and resilience). Regarding the issue of equity, it is up to our state to ensure that the millions we make from the auction of carbon credits goes to helping low-income and rural Vermonters out by incentivizing low/no-carbon alternatives, and/or in the form of direct cash payouts. |
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11/2/2019 |
Vesa |
Wuoristo |
None |
Bangor |
Maine |
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2/7/2020 |
Lynn |
Wurzburg |
St.Johnsbury Town Energy Committee |
Saint Johnsbury |
Vermont |
We are working hard in the NEK ( Northeast Kingdom) to reduce carbon emissions- lots of driving in this rural area so we need the incentives that TCI would provide - can’t do much on a meaningful... read more We are working hard in the NEK ( Northeast Kingdom) to reduce carbon emissions- lots of driving in this rural area so we need the incentives that TCI would provide - can’t do much on a meaningful scale without it. As far as it amounting to another tax on fuel- the price of gas differs as much as 25 cents or more per gallon between St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville, the next town north. An added tax of 5 cents pales in comparison to these fluctuations. And the TCI takes seriously the impacts on rural and low income populations, which is a key strength. Vermont needs to be part of this initiative so we have a place at the table when decisions are made. |
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10/29/2019 |
Logan |
Wyman |
Maine citizen |
Harpswell |
Maine |
Raising the tax on gasoline is not right, and will do nothing but burden Mainers with even more taxes. Meanwhile you want to give money to people for driving electric cars, who only wealthy people... read more Raising the tax on gasoline is not right, and will do nothing but burden Mainers with even more taxes. Meanwhile you want to give money to people for driving electric cars, who only wealthy people or people who have good credit and a good paying job could ever own. There is a broken or non existent public transportation system in maine. People can’t help but to use their cars to get to where they need to go, more than half of them blue booking for under $5000. |
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11/6/2019 |
Barbara |
Wynroth |
none |
Burlington |
Vermont |
My two major concerns are Lake Champlain and other bodies of water, and air quality - particularly in Burlington.
The degradation of Lake Champlain due to road runoff, sewage spill... read more My two major concerns are Lake Champlain and other bodies of water, and air quality - particularly in Burlington.
The degradation of Lake Champlain due to road runoff, sewage spill, algae and farming practices, as well as Vermont's
lakes and rivers, is deeply concerning.
The concentration on roads and parking lots at the expense of solutions such as light rail and rail connecting Vermont is repeating
the past and compounding present problems. |
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