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
2/28/2020	Ren	Englum	none	Lutherville Timonium	Maryland	I am writing to ask that you support the Transportation and Climate Initiative. As a mom with two young kids, I am increasingly concerned about the impact climate change will have on the... read more I am writing to ask that you support the Transportation and Climate Initiative. As a mom with two young kids, I am increasingly concerned about the impact climate change will have on the potential of their future. I know that the actions we take today will determine if they witness a world that crumbles under the weight of an unstable ecosystem OR a world that meets the challenges we face with innovation and commitment to the common good. The transportation and climate initiative can help move us toward a livable world AT THE SAME TIME it creates jobs, puts money back into the pockets of Maryland residents and saves lives. This is a slam dunk win-win-win for us all. Please make it a reality.	-
2/28/2020	Joanne	Schwarz	Citizen of Maryland	Gaithersburg	Maryland	I have lived in Maryland most of my life. Over the years I have been proud of steps the state has taken to address issues promoting the common good, especially when the issues are complicated.... read more I have lived in Maryland most of my life. Over the years I have been proud of steps the state has taken to address issues promoting the common good, especially when the issues are complicated. Today climate change is clearly one of those issues. It is a situation where working with other states makes total sense. What an opportunity for Maryland to be ahead of the curve, joining 11 others and DC to make a difference. For this reason I am a strong supporter of the The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI). This is a once in a generation opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and raise much needed revenue to modernize our transportation system on a regional scale. As a Marylander, I thank Governor Hogan for his leadership in supporting TCI and request that Maryland formally join the program. I want the leaders of the TCI to choose the most aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets- as current scientific studies show that we need. I also urge that the policy prioritize clean investments in all of Maryland's communities overburdened by pollution and for those who do not have access to transportation choices. Thank you for considering this option. Sincerely, Joanne Schwarz	-
2/28/2020	Winston	Smith	none	Billings	Montana	Message 10 Message 10	-
2/28/2020	Winston	Smith	none	Billings	Montana	Message 9 Message 9	-
2/28/2020	Alta	Haywood	Sierra Club	Perry Hall	Maryland	Our children are going to endure the consequences if our indifference to the climate crisis. Everyone, including oil companies, must do their part to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.... read more Our children are going to endure the consequences if our indifference to the climate crisis. Everyone, including oil companies, must do their part to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Putting profits ahead of our future existence is shortsighted and ethically wrong.	-
2/28/2020	Winston	Smith	none	Billings	Montana	Message 8 Message 8	-
2/28/2020	Winston	Smith	none	Billings	Montana	Message 7 Message 7	-
2/28/2020	Kalie	Hess	Maine resident and local bike/ped advocacy group leader	Augusta	Maine	As an advocate for safer biking and walking and a public health professional, this initiative just makes sense. Currently, many of us rely on the fossil fuel industry to simply move around. For... read more As an advocate for safer biking and walking and a public health professional, this initiative just makes sense. Currently, many of us rely on the fossil fuel industry to simply move around. For them to use those funds to prevent forward momentum on cleaner transit options is a serious concern that needs to be addressed. The TCI helps us take back some power from corporate interests so that we can actively work to built the transportation and transit systems that we need - not those that are being forced upon us by the fossil fuel industry. We have many Mainers who are home-bound and unable to access services they need, we have trouble finding volunteer drivers for programs to help folks with transportation challenges, we have people commuting in cars who could benefit from reliable transit, and we have folks who are unable to walk or bike close distances because our sidewalks and streets are unsafe for people not in cars. Transit is something that we need to build and invest in before we see it used - we have to build a system that works for people if we expect them to use it. This is an economic development issue that we need to address now so that we can build the state we want in the next 20 years. I encourage the TCI to work with stakeholders from many sectors - health care, regional transportation providers, schools, bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups, and businesses to help make the case for this important effort. Thank you for taking on this important work!	-
2/28/2020	James	Zwiebel	Private citizen	Bethesda	Maryland	I strongly support the TCI and hope all jurisdictions adopt it. We urgently need initiatives like these - the future of our planet depends on it. I strongly support the TCI and hope all jurisdictions adopt it. We urgently need initiatives like these - the future of our planet depends on it.	-
2/28/2020	Winston	Smith	none	Billings	Montana	Message 6 Message 6	-
2/28/2020	Winston	Smith	none	Billings	Montana	Message 5 Message 5	-
2/28/2020	Jay	Bailey	Fair Winds Farm	Brattleboro	Vermont	I support this initiative - we need to act now. I support this initiative - we need to act now.	-
2/28/2020	Winston	Smith	none	Billings	Montana	Message 4 Message 4	-
2/28/2020	Winston	Smith	none	Billings	Montana	Message 3 Message 3	-
2/28/2020	Margaret	Kimmel	Ms.	OCEAN CITY	Maryland	We need to do everything possible to decrease our use of fossil fuels and we need to do it now. I support all legislation that move us in that direction. The environment around us is changing... read more We need to do everything possible to decrease our use of fossil fuels and we need to do it now. I support all legislation that move us in that direction. The environment around us is changing faster than even the most dire forecasts predicted. The time to act is now!	-
2/28/2020	Winston	Smith	none	Billings	Montana	Message 2 Message 2	-
2/28/2020	Winston	Smith	none	Billings	Montana	Message 1 Message 1	-
2/28/2020	Hannah	Dreissigacker	Vermont	Albany	Vermont	Governor Scott- It is critical that Vermont join the TCI. It is a good deal for Vermont economically, and a key step in reducing Vermont's transportation CO2 emissions, which have been rising... read more Governor Scott- It is critical that Vermont join the TCI. It is a good deal for Vermont economically, and a key step in reducing Vermont's transportation CO2 emissions, which have been rising despite our green image and good efforts. Cap-and-invest programs like TCI are proven to work; lowering CO2 emissions and actually increasing GDP. Please, please, please do the right thing for all of us and Vermont join the TCI. Sincerely, Hannah Dreissigacker	-
2/28/2020	Cameron	Davis	Ms	Charlotte	Vermont	I support a “…design (for) 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... read more I support a “…design (for) 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.” Electric vehicles for both public transportation and individual use with abundant charging stations throughout the region are needed to support these goals.	-
2/28/2020	Kathi	Squires	Ms.	MONTPELIER	Vermont	I don't have any answers or even the slightest suggestions for TCI. I can only say that we need to reduce our use of fossil fuels and create other forms of transportation. Trains in... read more I don't have any answers or even the slightest suggestions for TCI. I can only say that we need to reduce our use of fossil fuels and create other forms of transportation. Trains in Vermont seem limited, at least here in Vermont. Can we create electric trucks along with cars. How committed are we?	-

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