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
1/16/2020	Benjamin	Negron	OutkastAlliance	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	Our transportation system is stuck in the dark ages. Traffic congestion from millions of cars and trucks are polluting our lungs and planet more than ever before. But as we enter this new decade,... read more Our transportation system is stuck in the dark ages. Traffic congestion from millions of cars and trucks are polluting our lungs and planet more than ever before. But as we enter this new decade, we have an opportunity modernize how we get from point A to point B. We need to move quickly to address transportation emissions & shift to a cleaner transportation model if we are to have a prayer of averting the most catastrophic effects of the climate crisis. We need clean, high speed rail services to be expanded & we need ready access to charging stations for electric vehicles, support for cleaner alternative fuels & support for those among us who simply cannot afford hybrids or plug-in vehicles. Pennsylvania needs to join this effort & work aggressively toward our goal of a cleaner transportation grid.	-
1/16/2020	Lakshmi	Banerjee	EDF & IFAW	Brooklyn	New York		-
1/16/2020	Barbara	Brasel	Ms.	New York	New York	If we do not deal with this now, we shall surely choke ourselves to death in the future. If we do not deal with this now, we shall surely choke ourselves to death in the future.	-
1/16/2020	Tara	Kerr	Ms	South Boston	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	Margaret	Chen	member Citizens Climate Lobby	Annapolis	Maryland	It is essential that we clean up transportation all across this great country, but particularly in the crowded heavily trafficked Northeast corridor. Incentives (or requirements) that... read more It is essential that we clean up transportation all across this great country, but particularly in the crowded heavily trafficked Northeast corridor. Incentives (or requirements) that encourage electric vehicles, more reliable charging network, transitioning to renewables as the primary energy source. Battery capacity is now much improved. Also, keep supporting good public transportation options, including for the last mile. Thank you!	-
1/16/2020	keren	Kumar	Ms.	Westborough	Massachusetts	We need to provide incentives for electric vehicles and extend and improve the zero emission vehicle mandate We need to provide incentives for electric vehicles and extend and improve the zero emission vehicle mandate	-
1/16/2020	Mary	Cramer	EVA/DC - Electric Vehicle Association of the District of Columbia	Jefferson	Maryland	My husband and I own two electric vehicles and are fervent advocates of the advantages they offer. We want the tax credit to be extended to encourage more people to buy electric. Ideally our... read more My husband and I own two electric vehicles and are fervent advocates of the advantages they offer. We want the tax credit to be extended to encourage more people to buy electric. Ideally our governments will further support EVs by expansion of charging stations and media coverage.	-
1/16/2020	Kristin	Vyhnal	None	Storrs	Connecticut	I strongly support a regional low carbon transit plan and transit system, with cap-and-invest as a component of the plan. I strongly support a regional low carbon transit plan and transit system, with cap-and-invest as a component of the plan.	-
1/16/2020	Bonnie	Miskolczy	Mrs.	Carlisle	Massachusetts	As a climate crisis widow, I support all efforts to limit CO2 and transportation is a large contributor. Do everything possible to make our transportation systems as efficient as possible as fast... read more As a climate crisis widow, I support all efforts to limit CO2 and transportation is a large contributor. Do everything possible to make our transportation systems as efficient as possible as fast as possible. Why not free public transportation? Get cars off the roads.	-
1/16/2020	Evelyn	Fraser	Parent	Washington	District of Columbia	Pollution from transportation is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally). I want Washington DC to formally join the plan to reduce emissions.... read more Pollution from transportation is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally). I want Washington DC to formally join the plan to reduce emissions. We must have a policy with a strong component of equity, prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access to good public transportation. Thank you for moving us forward while the federal government takes us backward.	-
1/16/2020	E and O	Schmidt	grandparents, concerned citizens	Ithaca	New York	Faced with a climate crisis, there is no choice going forward: We must reduce pollution from transportation, our largest source of global warming emissions both regionally and nationally.... read more Faced with a climate crisis, there is no choice going forward: We must reduce pollution from transportation, our largest source of global warming emissions both regionally and nationally. Each state, including our own New York, must join the plan to reduce emissions. It is imperative that the policy have a strong component of equity, making sure that there are clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access to transportation. We also want to express appreciation for the bipartisan nature of this project to move us forward, while sadly our federal government moves us light years in the wrong direction in an atmosphere of enmity rather than recognizing that we are all in this together!	-
1/16/2020	Chet	Voorhees	Concerned resident	Plymouth	Massachusetts	I enthusiastically support your initiative to reduce emissions associated with transportation. To do so I hope you will include generous tax incentives for businesses and individuals to switch to... read more I enthusiastically support your initiative to reduce emissions associated with transportation. To do so I hope you will include generous tax incentives for businesses and individuals to switch to electric vehicles. I also would like to see more charging stations in municipal parking areas and at T stations. These two initiatives would address the biggest hurdles to increased acceptance of electric vehicles. Thanks for listening. Chet Voorhees Plymouth, MA	-
1/16/2020	donald	solomon	democrat	providence	Rhode Island		-
1/16/2020	Carrie	Harvey	Ms.	Hermon	Maine	Do you have what it takes to inspire and initiate change, to save the sole capsule that has kept our ecosystem balanced, providing the one thing to ALL that realy matters? Life. Forget... read more Do you have what it takes to inspire and initiate change, to save the sole capsule that has kept our ecosystem balanced, providing the one thing to ALL that realy matters? Life. Forget money, status, religion, freedom; without healthy planet, we have and will be nothing. Let's fix it for all.	-
1/16/2020	Anka	Jhangiani	Mrs	Reston	Virginia	Good fast clean public transportation would be a good start to reduce carbon emissions. Good fast clean public transportation would be a good start to reduce carbon emissions.	-
1/16/2020	Tom	Mathews	Construction Management Consultant	Hamden	Connecticut	Strong reductions of carbon emissions and a hardening of our infrastructure is imperative. A sustainable future is at risk without decisive actions now, not differed. Strong reductions of carbon emissions and a hardening of our infrastructure is imperative. A sustainable future is at risk without decisive actions now, not differed.	-
1/16/2020	Donald	Weigt	Union of Concerned Scientists	Bloomfield	Connecticut	We need to take strong actions to minimize the climate impact of our transportation system now, to reach zero carbon emissions in a decade or two! Half measures are NOT enough. We should be adding... read more We need to take strong actions to minimize the climate impact of our transportation system now, to reach zero carbon emissions in a decade or two! Half measures are NOT enough. We should be adding charging stations for electric cars and trucks, electrifying our buses and railroads so they don't pollute in cities and can be powered by electricity from renewable energy. This is not a time for incrementalism, it's a time for big, bold measures.	-
1/16/2020	Frank	Lord	Retiered	W. Yarmouth	Massachusetts	We have one of the worst public transportation systems in the world!!! Don't give tax breaks to the wealthy and oil and gas companies and cut services to the poor. Thank You,... read more We have one of the worst public transportation systems in the world!!! Don't give tax breaks to the wealthy and oil and gas companies and cut services to the poor. Thank You, Frank Lord	-
1/16/2020	Mary	Heffernon	Wallingford Conservation Commission	Wallingford	Connecticut	Ct is a small state with a lot of traffic going through it. We need to encourage low carbon transportation for the health of our residents, the health of our environment, and for the health of the... read more Ct is a small state with a lot of traffic going through it. We need to encourage low carbon transportation for the health of our residents, the health of our environment, and for the health of the planet.	-
1/16/2020	scot	tmooney	none-	newton	New Jersey		-

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