TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

http://indepthnh.org/2019/12/10/opinion-opposed-to-atvs-on-trails-that-subject-people-animals-to-noise-pollution/

I have spent 30 years road cycling in NH and have experienced the increase in noise and traffic, which have sadly diminished the pleasure of being out on the road. When I hear from people in Coos about the ATV invasion there, on and off the roads, I understand their despair and appreciate that we do not have that problem here as well (yet.)

More important, ATVs are the lowest possible use rail trails. With global warming, the rail trails should be restored to serve the public as railroads. It is not rational to convert them to promote private consumption of fossil fuels for pleasure by the few, or as road bicycle routes, when roads are available for walking and cycling.

DNCR should cease averting its gaze from the fact that burning fossil fuels for fun is no longer sustainable (if it ever was), and support public transportation so tourism and movement of goods can continue without unsustainable use of fossil fuels. We need gas rationing, not the promotion of recreational burning of gas, which is insanity.

We need less cars on the road and more bicycles. An increase in bicycles will lead to slower and more respectful drivers. The shift needs to be away from moving road bicycles off the roads, to making cyclists’ right to use the roads clear to car drivers so beginning cyclists are not afraid to get out of their cars and on to the roads, and start commuting.

Following the money, or where corporations/government imagine it to be, has not proven a sustainable plan for NH or the earth. Governor Sununu needs to wake up to the unpleasant truth of environmental and social disaster awaiting us if we continue to assert our entitlement to consume gas and oil without limits of any kind.

Subsidies for fossil fuels and lack of a sane gas tax are the real and dangerous entitlement programs. "Give me convenience or give me death" is the first world entitlement mentality driving global warming.

We need a governor with a sane vision, something beyond "Fairy tales of eternal economic growth."

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This initiative is pure liberal climate hoax poppycock. Mainers don't have, nor do we want, a huge public transport infrastructure that ships us around like cattle. Take your out of state ideology and GO AWAY.

If people want a vehicle that can be driven across the US without having to purchase gas then government should simply stay out of the way of progress and allow the private sector to develop such a product. Maine should stay out of the Transportation and Climate Initiative.

The Governor is to be applauded for this approach. We do not have much time left to cut emissions and the price and 'inconvenience' of the consequences are exorbitant. REGGI has shown how painless a carbon cap and trade system is. Our economies have grown and our energy prices have dropped. While a direct carbon fee and dividend system would be more transparent and give residents money into their pockets, at least we are tackling transportation emission to some degree. We also need to do a good job to explain this effort to the public. Thank you very much.

Working in the HVAC field and fuel transportation industry has given me a broad perspective on the population of the State of Maine. It is my belief that this tax would cripple the lower and middle class with already high fuel costs. Some Mainers can hardly afford transportation costs as they are. This initiative will do nothing but hurt the working people of this state. We can all do our part to preserve our earth and resources in ways other than more taxation. Taxation without representation is unconstitutional.

This is a complete joke. We can’t afford to just get rid of our vehicles or be forced to drive less. Try getting your input for this stuff from the real people and not that stupid mindless governor. Think about us rural people who can’t afford to drive green or whatever your trying to accomplish. All your gonna do is make people wanna leave this state. Good job!

I want a vote on this initiative. People in Maine live miles from their place of employment. Real estate prices drive us further and further away. If this money will be used to subsidize real estate for people to move closer to their employment, this will be a good thing. If the tax is squandered like most of the money in Maine, this will do nothing for residents or the "environment".