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
1/17/2020	Lauren	Amick	Activist	New York City	New York	This world is suffocating and humans are 100% to blame. The pollution that comes from transportation alone is killing the earth since it is the largest source of global warming emissions. We... read more This world is suffocating and humans are 100% to blame. The pollution that comes from transportation alone is killing the earth since it is the largest source of global warming emissions. We need to do everything we can to reduce the pollution that comes from transportation. I request that New York (and all states) formally join the plan to reduce emissions. The policy has a strong component of equity by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access.	-
1/17/2020	Robert	O'Neal	scientist	Westford	Massachusetts	We need bold action to curb transportation congestion and air pollution. Maybe TCI is not perfect but it is a good step in the right direction. I support this Initiative. We need bold action to curb transportation congestion and air pollution. Maybe TCI is not perfect but it is a good step in the right direction. I support this Initiative.	-
1/17/2020	Lawrence	Ross	Resident of area	New York	New York	Need to start Gateway Tunnels & new Portal Bridge as soon as possible. Need to establish new rail passenger corridors throughout region such as Birmingham -Penn Sta., South Sta.- North Sta.... read more Need to start Gateway Tunnels & new Portal Bridge as soon as possible. Need to establish new rail passenger corridors throughout region such as Birmingham -Penn Sta., South Sta.- North Sta. Boston, Pitsfield-Penn Station, etc.	-
1/17/2020	Kate	Kallis	Retired Clergy	Hingham	Massachusetts	Adding to the ailing health and the environment is the horrible traffic we face on our highways and byways. Let’s work on a regional transportation policy that turns this dire situation around!... Adding to the ailing health and the environment is the horrible traffic we face on our highways and byways. Let’s work on a regional transportation policy that turns this dire situation around!	-
1/17/2020	Lauren	Bell	Ms.	East Greenbush	New York		-
1/17/2020	Patricia	Rackowski	none	Holyoke	Massachusetts	I want to buy an electric car, but I need more of a subsidy. My city uses hydropower for electricity, so it's a win-win situation. read more I want to buy an electric car, but I need more of a subsidy. My city uses hydropower for electricity, so it's a win-win situation.	-
1/17/2020	Diana	Smith	First Parish in Lincoln	Lincoln	Massachusetts	I support these goals: “…design a regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap-and... read more I support these goals: “…design a regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap-and-invest program or other pricing mechanism… [and]… to complete the policy development process within one year, after which each jurisdiction will decide whether to adopt and implement the policy.”	-
1/17/2020	Suzanne	Shaffer	none	Spring Grove	Pennsylvania	We must decongest our streets and detoxify our air. Our cities need more public transportation options. Most people in cities shouldn't have to need a personal vehicle. read more We must decongest our streets and detoxify our air. Our cities need more public transportation options. Most people in cities shouldn't have to need a personal vehicle.	-
1/17/2020	Laura Pitt	Taylor	fire and rescue	Albuquerque	New Mexico		-
1/17/2020	Peter	Mitchell	Member, UCS	Rochester	New York		-
1/17/2020	josephine	vricella-stokes	changing this week	Westfield	New Jersey		-
1/17/2020	Mary	McKenna	Roman Catholic	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Public transportation can reduce the emissions from the many single passenger cars. These public vehicles should not add to carbon emissions. Please fund their efforts to use non fossil fuels.... Public transportation can reduce the emissions from the many single passenger cars. These public vehicles should not add to carbon emissions. Please fund their efforts to use non fossil fuels.	-
1/17/2020	Kevin	O'Rourke	taxpayer	Camden	New York	We need clean renewable transportation choices. We need clean renewable transportation choices.	-
1/17/2020	Steven	Bennett	Citizen	Brooklyn	New York	Reducing pollution from transportation is important for human health and to combat climate change. Reducing pollution from transportation is important for human health and to combat climate change.	-
1/17/2020	Sandra	Scholar	individual	Falls Church	Virginia	We are in climate crisis, and we need a strong, regional low-carbon transportation system. The highways are clogged with too many cars, and making more lanes is not the answer. We need to... read more We are in climate crisis, and we need a strong, regional low-carbon transportation system. The highways are clogged with too many cars, and making more lanes is not the answer. We need to preserve our natural areas and reduce our dependence on automobiles.	-
1/17/2020	Sarah	Griffith	Citizen	Cambridge	Massachusetts	The science of climate change is real. Scientists agree, and it's bad. After procrastinating for decades we have a short period of time to start turning off the greenhouse gas faucet. We can... read more The science of climate change is real. Scientists agree, and it's bad. After procrastinating for decades we have a short period of time to start turning off the greenhouse gas faucet. We can leverage market forces to start reducing transportation emissions through TCI. I request that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts take our common climate wealth seriously and formally join the TCI to reduce emissions. I further ask that the policy prioritizes clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and is financially affordable for poor families and individuals as possible. Thank you.	-
1/17/2020	Brenda	Murphy	Independent	North Andover	Massachusetts	What we need, and we need it now is a many pronged approach to reverse Climate Collapse. Gas, Coal, Fracking & Oil, in all their forms, are a deadly addiction, we can no longer afford.... read more What we need, and we need it now is a many pronged approach to reverse Climate Collapse. Gas, Coal, Fracking & Oil, in all their forms, are a deadly addiction, we can no longer afford. Every step toward eliminating our carbon footprint should be taken and taken now.	-
1/17/2020	Dan	Schwartz	concerned resident	Bath	Pennsylvania	While living with an asthmatic, and sometimes suffering from poor air quality myself, I think that everything we can do to improve the air quality in our region is important. Reducing air... read more While living with an asthmatic, and sometimes suffering from poor air quality myself, I think that everything we can do to improve the air quality in our region is important. Reducing air pollution from transportation vehicles is an important step, and focusing on public buses such as school buses which still typically use diesel engines which bellow clouds of pollution when running cold or not adjusted properly. Exposing children to these fumes is wrong even if it's saving us taxpayers some dollars in costs, it comes back to us in poor health later in life. We also have increasing congestion in our valley from poor planning focusing mostly on development, and freight trucking. The transportation sector could consider how better about health effects of having too many people in an area. I'd like to see a future with less air pollution, more public transportation, zero or low emission vehicles and walkable / bicycleable communities.	-
1/17/2020	Ann	Wagner	Retired	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	As a long time rider of the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) I strongly support an initiative to reduce carbon emissions from our transit system. Please move forward to develop... read more As a long time rider of the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) I strongly support an initiative to reduce carbon emissions from our transit system. Please move forward to develop the policy framework that would make this possible.	-
1/17/2020	Lynn	Capuano	Terrapin Environmental Solutions Inc.	Port Washington	New York	Not only is transportation a major contributor to climate change but it also threatens every individual's health. The young, elderly and those afflicted with lung conditions are at even... read more Not only is transportation a major contributor to climate change but it also threatens every individual's health. The young, elderly and those afflicted with lung conditions are at even greater risk from transportation related pollution. The United State is woefully behind in this arena and needs to move forward with this initiative to bring our transportation systems into the 21st century.	-

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