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. 
First Last Affiliation City State Input Filesort descending
Kevin Meindl Buffalo Sewer Buffalo New York
Transportation infrastructure should include vegetated green infrastructure to manage stormwater as well as reduce air pollution and urban heat. Vegetation directly adjacent to roadways can...
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Kathy Offord Mainer Jay Maine
Why are "WE"...(MAINE RESIDENTS) paying more and getting less. This proposal does "US"...(MAINE RESIDENTS) no good. "WE"...(MAINE RESIDENTS) pay and pay and have...
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Cheryl Fraunhofer Maine Citizen South Berwick Maine
NO! Absolutely not! Governor Janet Mills, please stop doing things like this that will make it harder for people in Maine to survive. It may be the politically correct thing for you that will make...
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Daniel Pendergast Maine citizen Brunswick Maine
Initiatives like this would absolutely devistate a rural state like Maine. I'm a hybrid plug-in owner; I believe in conservation, but slamming through crippling taxes on a state that...
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Heidi Strom Moon Sierra Club Silver Spring Maryland
I applaud the TCI for taking a collaborative, forward-looking approach to addressing the climate crisis through bipartisan, cooperative efforts to reduct carbon emissions from transportation. I...
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Bob Higgins-Steele Town of Truro Climate Action Committee Truro Massachusetts
Disincentives to single person automobile travel such as a substantial increase in gasoline taxes complement the cap and invest mechanism of the TCI.



To minimize the regressive...
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Shayna G MA Resident Somerville Massachusetts
I support this initiative and its intent very much. It must be coupled with additional funding to public transit and paratransit so everyone can get around. We all need stronger public options....
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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...
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Jared Fernandez Concerned Citizen Somerville Massachusetts
Hello, my name is Jared Fernandez and I am an individual based in Massachusetts. Though not based in the great state of Maine, I travel quite often to the state via train and car.

I'd...
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Austin Cox Maine constituent Surry Maine
Maine can absolutely not afford this. In an extremely rural state with virtually 0 public transportation, most Mainers have significant drives to get to and from work each day. Raising prices is...
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Gail Landy Sierra Club Gaithersburg Maryland
The Transportation and Climate Initiative provides an incentive though cap and invest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, investing the proceeds in low carbon transportation and clean energy jobs...
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Charles Skinner None Baltimore Maryland
Creating a strong initiative that reduces transportation pollution, including smog and greenhouse gases, as quickly as possible is vital to public health, a resilient economy and a sustainable...
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David Askwith Convenience Retailing ,LLC Columbia Maryland
One year is not enough time for people to meet the criteria. There is already a Veip Program. How about requiring testing annually vs bi-annually.
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Muhammad Ishtiaq Businessman Silver spring Maryland
It is very important to reduce emission. Government should work with large corporations to find ways and innovate new technology within the existing products. But govt. must not negatively effect...
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Lucy Duff Peace & Justice Coalition Lanham Maryland
Maryland needs to act based on scientific findings. Those show clearly the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In the transportation sector, say at least 40% reduction by 2030 would...
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Lance Boucher American Lung Association Augusta Maine
The American Lung Association in Maine supports Maine’s involvement in the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) as a critical regional effort to reduce the harms of transportation...
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Richard Reis Maryland Sierra Club Silver Spring Maryland
Transportation is the leading cause of harmful climate change that we are experiencing now with fire storms in California, more severe hurricanes, and rising sea levels. High levels of carbon...
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MICHAEL HOLT Truro Climate Action Committee, a town board, but I speak on my own behalf TRURO Massachusetts
How about a gas tax or road toll set up in such a way that it doesn't hurt low income people? People could be required to furnish income information, and businesses required to furnish...
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Annie Sheble resident of Maine Unity Maine
I ride the Concord Bus from Augusta to Boston several times each year. I want the busses to be battery powered like my car. It was a joy

for me to switch over to my EV from driving a fossil...
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Randi Smith ME resident Industry Franklin County Maine
Maine does have some unique transportation and mobility challenges, and we deserve solutions that get us to work, to stores and appointments, and to our favorite outdoor places—solutions that are...
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