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	Karen	Vincent	Union of Concerned Scientists	Burlington	Vermont	I give my support for a clean transportation initiative. We need clean public transportation. We have the technology and the ability to do this. Monorails bring in three times as much economic... read more I give my support for a clean transportation initiative. We need clean public transportation. We have the technology and the ability to do this. Monorails bring in three times as much economic benefit to a community compared to driving cars. Electric, elevated high-speed trains can move large numbers of people quietly and efficiently from place to place without endangering individuals, domesticated animals, or wildlife, unlike diesel engine trains currently in use. We need to overcome the influence to dirty energy corporations that seek profit over enriching the lives of our communities.	-
1/16/2020	Cynthia	Morrell	NRDC, NWF member	South Hadley	Massachusetts	We spend two weekends each year up on the Maine seacoast in Ogunquit. Living in western MA, we don't really have an option except for cars. It would certainly be terrific is someone could... read more We spend two weekends each year up on the Maine seacoast in Ogunquit. Living in western MA, we don't really have an option except for cars. It would certainly be terrific is someone could figure out an east-west rail line here in MA. If it could be linked to a faster tri[ from Boston to Maine, that would be great too.	-
1/16/2020	Marina	Meerburg	Resident	Stowe	Vermont	We're in a climate crisis. Please do whatever you can to address the crisis. The effects are already here as illustrated by the fires in Australia and California, flooding and violently... read more We're in a climate crisis. Please do whatever you can to address the crisis. The effects are already here as illustrated by the fires in Australia and California, flooding and violently fluctuating weather.Vermont needs to do more to reduce emissions. Thanks for working together to make sure our children and all future generations have a livable planet.	-
1/16/2020	Jessica	Lahr	Retired Educator, Continuing Donor to Union of Scientists	Alexandria	Virginia	We all need to get on the ball and do everything recommended by the Union of Concerned Scientists. NOW!!! We all need to get on the ball and do everything recommended by the Union of Concerned Scientists. NOW!!!	-
1/16/2020	Glenn	Hufnagel	Transportation & Climate Initiative	Buffalo	New York	The transportation sector is currently responsible for more than 40 percent of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions in the region, and soot and smog from cars and trucks are major... read more The transportation sector is currently responsible for more than 40 percent of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions in the region, and soot and smog from cars and trucks are major contributors to lung disease and other health problems region-wide, particularly in low income communities. Preliminary modeling estimates that by 2032, the proposed program could yield monetized annual public health benefits of as much as $10 billion, including over 1,000 fewer premature deaths, and over 1,300 fewer asthma symptoms annually region-wide, among other safety and health benefits. The associated auction of pollution allowances under the proposal is projected to generate up to nearly $7 billion annually that participating jurisdictions could invest in solutions to further reduce pollution and to improve transportation choices for rural, urban and suburban communities. Each participating jurisdiction will decide how to invest the auction proceeds.	-
1/16/2020	Stacey	Chen	Resident and parent	Brooklyn	New York	I am in strong support of the clean transportation plan. The transportation sector is a major contributor of carbon emissions that affects American quality of life today but also severely... read more I am in strong support of the clean transportation plan. The transportation sector is a major contributor of carbon emissions that affects American quality of life today but also severely threatens our children’s future. I urge you to commit to reducing emissions and pollution from transportation, and also ensuring 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. I am very worried about our future but also heartened by this bipartisan effort that can hopefully pave the way for continued cooperation and unity on the matters of greatest importance today - climate change and inequity.	-
1/16/2020	Peggy	Gilges	UCS member	Charlottesville	Virginia	Please act immediately to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution caused by our vehicles and transportation systems. We can do so much to mitigate climate change and reduce vehicle pollution... read more Please act immediately to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution caused by our vehicles and transportation systems. We can do so much to mitigate climate change and reduce vehicle pollution to our air, water and soil. This matter is urgent as transportation contributes so greatly to climate chaos, sea level rise and consequently has a deadly serious impact on human and environmental health.	-
1/16/2020	Meredith	Kearns	NONE	Henrico	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	Roxanne	Warren	Ms.	New York	New York		-
1/16/2020	Charles	Andros	Mr	ALSTEAD	New Hampshire		-
1/16/2020	Paul	Heller	Citizen	Toms River	New Jersey	Clean mass transportation in various forms primarily railways are and have always been an affordable viable option to reduce pollution help clean the environment and lessen the affects of global... read more Clean mass transportation in various forms primarily railways are and have always been an affordable viable option to reduce pollution help clean the environment and lessen the affects of global warming Please consider a strong effective transportation policy that would advance the aforementioned. The time for America to join the rest of the Democracy loving nations and be pro active if not the undisputed leader in the fight against climate change is Now. Thank you for your consideration.Paul Heller.	-
1/16/2020	Andrew	Pudzianowski	retired - physical/theoretical chemistry	Yardley	Pennsylvania	As a physical chemist with decades of research experience, I'm very familiar with the molecular basis of greenhouse warming, and with the thermodynamics and fluid dynamics of masses of vapor... read more As a physical chemist with decades of research experience, I'm very familiar with the molecular basis of greenhouse warming, and with the thermodynamics and fluid dynamics of masses of vapor and liquid, e. g., our atmospheric and ocean currents. I also know that Nature neither recognizes nor respects any ideological, political, or economic dogmas. We need to face reality and act in ways that are objective, bipartisan, and above all, pragmatic. Mass public transportation of any sort is a significant step toward lower fuel consumption overall. Public transportation specifically designed for a low carbon footprint would be a real help in mitigating climate change. If America acts unilaterally, so be it. The world's largest economy should show leadership and set the example.	-
1/16/2020	susan	kalan	Education	Orange	Virginia		-
1/16/2020	Carole	Plumb	Citizen	Wayland	Massachusetts	I support policies that show short and long term planning for curbing the both the greenhouse gas levels rising and increased transportation/traffic woes due to use of fossil fuels. A scientist by... read more I support policies that show short and long term planning for curbing the both the greenhouse gas levels rising and increased transportation/traffic woes due to use of fossil fuels. A scientist by training I understand hard limits and the damage resulting from a spiraling negative feedback loop. If repairs are not going to be made by regulatory fiat, and a market solution is more palatable to get the job done-then build the system to make it happen. Short term thinking is what got humanity here in the first place- choosing comfort, convenience and cheap over building century stable systems which require effort. Humans are not evolved to be good at long term planning. Like safety protocols LT planning requires training and reinforcement. What feels like small actions by individuals aggregate into horde of people which has big impacts. I place "the everything is fine as long as I get mine" and "why worry, it hasn't happened before" crowd into the category of homeowners who refuse to budge for hurricane evacuations until its too late, panic and jam the roads, or need to be asked to write their social security numbers on their arms so the bodies can be identified after the storm surge. Commenters outraged at paying any taxes should work harder at getting your government to stop blowing billions of dollars on needless wars and hundreds of millions on Trumps golf outings. Try and remember taxes should pay for bridges that stay up, usable transportation and the social infrastructure of civilized society. Good government does not come for free. Ignorance, bad data and ideas repeatedly proven wrong that won't stay dead, well, those are free but still manage to end up costing everyone.	-
1/16/2020	Javier	Rivera-Diaz	Mr	Brooklyn	New York		-
1/16/2020	Michele	Temple	concerned citizen	Woodside	New York	We must reduce pollution from transportation, our largest source of global warming emissions. And this is New York's opportunity to formally join the plan to reduce emissions. ... read more We must reduce pollution from transportation, our largest source of global warming emissions. And this is New York's opportunity to formally join the plan to reduce emissions. The policy must have a strong component of equity by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution. I am grateful for the bipartisan nature of this project, moving us forward while the federal government takes us backward.	-
1/16/2020	Edward	REICHMAN	Golem Technology LLC	Maplewood	New Jersey	We need to invest in clean energy infrastructure, NOT fossil fuels. We need to invest in clean energy infrastructure, NOT fossil fuels.	-
1/16/2020	Carl	Arnold	Sierra Club	E Meredith	New York	It's long past due to rationalize our transportation systems to reflect the unmistakeable message of climate chaos. read more It's long past due to rationalize our transportation systems to reflect the unmistakeable message of climate chaos.	-
1/16/2020	Alison	Altman	First Parish in Cambridge	Cambridge	Massachusetts		-
1/16/2020	Wayne	Meeks	Yale University	Hamden	Connecticut	Transportation remains one of our main sources of air pollution and climate change--and one that involves every one of us. But to make significant improvement requires more than individual... read more Transportation remains one of our main sources of air pollution and climate change--and one that involves every one of us. But to make significant improvement requires more than individual efforts. We are therefore counting on initiatives like TCI to assure that our children and grandchildren can live in a safe environment.	-

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