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
2/25/2020	Josiah	Klingler	Vermonter	Williamstown	Vermont	Vermont really needs to do more to reduce emissions. A carbon tax would be great. Vermont really needs to do more to reduce emissions. A carbon tax would be great.	-
2/25/2020	Anne	Reed	Marshfield Conservation Commission	Marshfield	Vermont	We have to get off fossil fuels and in this initiative we are doing it in affiliation with surrounding states.it is a win/win for us and the climate. We have to get off fossil fuels and in this initiative we are doing it in affiliation with surrounding states.it is a win/win for us and the climate.	-
2/25/2020	Heath	Eddy	Luzerne County Department of Planning and Zoning	Wilkes-Barre	Pennsylvania	Transit expansion and effective subsidization is the most critical way to counteract CO2 emissions at the local level. Coupled with effective land use planning and management, and honest financial... read more Transit expansion and effective subsidization is the most critical way to counteract CO2 emissions at the local level. Coupled with effective land use planning and management, and honest financial decision making by local officials, can promote a more resilient local economy and also achieve the objective of a carbon-free society.	-
2/25/2020	Tiffany	Haverfield	N/A	Boston	Massachusetts	We can cut poverty and pollution at the same time. We urge you to move forward with a regional program that prioritizes the needs of communities overburdened with pollution and underserved in... read more We can cut poverty and pollution at the same time. We urge you to move forward with a regional program that prioritizes the needs of communities overburdened with pollution and underserved in mobility options.	-
2/25/2020	Margaret	PILONG	None	Media	Pennsylvania	I support the Transportation and Climate Initiative. Gov. Wolf please do everything possible to protect the climate for our children and future generations. I support the Transportation and Climate Initiative. Gov. Wolf please do everything possible to protect the climate for our children and future generations.	-
2/25/2020	Ian	Lawson	ECRI	Warren	Rhode Island	I support the TCI because we need strong coordinated planning to decarbonize transportation. I hope to see a Rhode Island where no one is forced to contribute to green house gas emissions simply... read more I support the TCI because we need strong coordinated planning to decarbonize transportation. I hope to see a Rhode Island where no one is forced to contribute to green house gas emissions simply because they need to get to work, buy food, or visit family and friends.	-
2/25/2020	Seth	Handy	Handy Law, LLC	Providence	Rhode Island	I support TCI because: I want better public transportation options; transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions in my state and we have to act on climate; the transportation status... read more I support TCI because: I want better public transportation options; transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions in my state and we have to act on climate; the transportation status quo is hurting overburdened communities especially hard; Rhode Island needs complete streets and bike paths to keep children safe; better connected communities are more vibrant communities; I want Rhode Island to invest equitably in clean transportation strategies that improve air quality and mobility in our overburdened communities; clean transportation is an opportunity for economic growth and new jobs; rural communities need more public transportation options; more trains to Boston will keep Rhode Island competitive in our regional economy; tailpipe pollution is adding to asthma and heart disease and costing millions of dollars in extra healthcare costs; traffic congestion around downtown Providence is spewing pollution into the neighborhoods; less fossil fuels coming into Rhode Island will mean cleaner air and better land use around the Port of Providence; cleaning up port operations will help clean up the air in Providence communities; better public transportation will help reduce traffic congestion and its great societal cost; cleaner electric vehicles are better for the climate, our local environment, and our economy; better public transportation will help more people access more jobs and basic services; we all need more mobility options; we should be able to get around our communities without needing to own a car; our region sends billions of dollars in fossil fuel purchases out of our economy to other parts of the country; I want Rhode Island to pursue the most ambitious emissions cap possible; I want Rhode Island to build mobility hubs in all communities; I want Rhode Island to build Bus Rapid Transit lanes; I want Rhode Island to invest in more train service throughout the state; I want Rhode Island to invest in more park and ride lots with transit service; I want Rhode Island to invest in more bikeshare services; I want Rhode Island to invest in more electric vehicles and public charging stations; and I want Rhode Island to invest in more paratransit to improve mobility for all.	-
2/25/2020	Elinor	Nacheman	None	Pawtucket	Rhode Island	Climate change is happening before our eyes at an alarming rate and in devastating, unprecedented ways around the globe. We are running out of time to take definitive actions which will help... read more Climate change is happening before our eyes at an alarming rate and in devastating, unprecedented ways around the globe. We are running out of time to take definitive actions which will help stabilize these changes. Moving boldly is the only path to follow, and we have to act now. We must improve our public transportation system and change over to green alternatives such as electric charged vehicles. We have the technology to make these changes happen...if we don’t transform our current system, we will be heading down a dire spiral which may reach the point of no longer being reversible.	-
2/25/2020	Emma	Huvos	Vermont resident	Burlington	Vermont	I'm confident that joining TCI will improve our transportation system, reduce carbon emissions, and provide an opportunity to better address issues of economic inequality. There are serious... read more I'm confident that joining TCI will improve our transportation system, reduce carbon emissions, and provide an opportunity to better address issues of economic inequality. There are serious costs associated with failing to act, and as a Vermont resident, I know that I'll end up paying TCI’s compliance costs whether or not the governor decides to sign on. TCI isn't a silver bullet, but it's an important step in the right direction, and Vermont should absolutely join.	-
2/25/2020	Maeve	Power	Vermonter	Burlington	Vermont	It is so crucial that Vermont joins TCI to reduce carbon emissions from our most polluting sector in a fair and equitable way. It is so crucial that Vermont joins TCI to reduce carbon emissions from our most polluting sector in a fair and equitable way.	-
2/25/2020	Johnathan	Berard	Clean Water Action	Providence	Rhode Island	I support TCI and want Rhode Island to invest equitably in clean transportation strategies that improve air quality and mobility in our overburdened communities. I support TCI and want Rhode Island to invest equitably in clean transportation strategies that improve air quality and mobility in our overburdened communities.	-
2/25/2020	Austin	Smith	Brown University	Providence	Rhode Island	I support TCI because electric vehicles are better for the climate, our local environment, and our economy. I support TCI because electric vehicles are better for the climate, our local environment, and our economy.	-
2/25/2020	Doris	Loud	Mrs.	Millerton	Pennsylvania	- More tax on large SUVs and trucks. - We never should have gotten rid of rails. Trains could cut the number of automobiles by a large percentage. - More tax on large SUVs and trucks. - We never should have gotten rid of rails. Trains could cut the number of automobiles by a large percentage.	-
2/25/2020	Tony	Butel	Mr.	Scranton	Pennsylvania	I support reducing pollution caused by transportation vehicles. I support reducing pollution caused by transportation vehicles.	-
2/25/2020	Bert	Kauffman	American Psychological Association	Oxford	Maine	Climate change is the most critical problem facing the planet. All forms of transportation contribute to the problem. We must coalesce around solutions NOW. Climate change is the most critical problem facing the planet. All forms of transportation contribute to the problem. We must coalesce around solutions NOW.	-
2/25/2020	Carol	Green	Brown Family Medicine	Providence	Rhode Island	I support this initiative because transportation is one of the primary barriers to equality in our state, and also the largest contributor of carbon emissions in RI. Many patients at the Pawtucket... read more I support this initiative because transportation is one of the primary barriers to equality in our state, and also the largest contributor of carbon emissions in RI. Many patients at the Pawtucket, RI, medical clinic where I work miss important appointments because of transportation limitations. Pedestrian and bicycle options are poor in Pawtucket--people feel unsafe walking in areas with no pedestrian crosswalks, lights, or lights that do not work. If more of our patients could walk or bike to work, school, their clinic, or the grocery store, we would undoubtedly see improvements in markers of chronic noncommunicable disease (e.g. obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, etc.). Additionally, if public transportation options were improved, many of our patients' daily stress levels would be reduced: their work commute times could be lowered and they could accomplish essential tasks more easily and cheaply. If public transportation options were increased while simultaneously lowering average vehicle emissions, one would also anticipate significantly lower rates of asthma, a condition which has direct relationship to exhaust particulate matter (in fact, the likelihood of an asthma-related pediatric emergency department visit tracks closely to house proximity to major highways in RI). More, better, and greener transportation options would create a healthier Rhode Island.	-
2/25/2020	Paige	Therien	Audubon Society of Rhode Island	Smithfield	Rhode Island	I support TCI because transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions - adding to asthma and heart disease and costing millions of dollars in extra healthcare costs. Less fossil fuels... read more I support TCI because transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions - adding to asthma and heart disease and costing millions of dollars in extra healthcare costs. Less fossil fuels coming into Rhode Island will mean cleaner air and better land use around the Port of Providence. I want better public transportation options for me and my family, a connected, more vibrant community, and the opportunity for economic growth and new jobs. Rural communities need more public transportation options and the current transportation status quo is hurting overburdened communities especially hard.	-
2/25/2020	Anne	Damrosch	retired	Burlington	Vermont	Governor Scott: Please support the Transportation and Climate Initiative. There is no other issue which is more important. If we don't address the climate crisis all the other efforts... read more Governor Scott: Please support the Transportation and Climate Initiative. There is no other issue which is more important. If we don't address the climate crisis all the other efforts we make for the well being of Vermonters will be for nought. Vermont should be leading in the effort to solve climate related problems. We do not have time to be lukewarm and measured in our steps. We need to act boldly and with courage. It is time for the brave little state of Vermont to set an example for the nation! Phil Scott, man up, and be the committed leader we need you to be! Anne Damrosch	-
2/25/2020	Brinton	Culp	PA resident	Lititz	Pennsylvania	I write to express my support for greatly reducing pollution caused by transportation. We are at a critical time in human history where we must take bold action to minimize our impact on the... read more I write to express my support for greatly reducing pollution caused by transportation. We are at a critical time in human history where we must take bold action to minimize our impact on the environment, especially in regards to the climate. I live in one of the worst counties for air quality in the country, Lancaster County, PA. This is a time when transportation, and certainly public transportation, needs a massive overhaul. I believe we must have more public transportation, but it must be clean. I have lived in places overseas when I studied abroad where public transportation made it unnecessary to own a car. That is not the case where I live now for where I need to travel. It is my great hope that we very quickly put policies into place that highly deter pollution, and we then pour our resources into areas like clean and green public transportation that will make an impact for the benefit of all.	-
2/25/2020	Cynthia	Crowner	PA Dems Committee Woman, Monroe County Dem Committee	Stroudsburg	Pennsylvania	I always ride to State Dem Committee meetings in a Tesla that my colleague owns. He is also a State Dem Committee person. On our way to and from the meeting, he expresses his regret that we see so... read more I always ride to State Dem Committee meetings in a Tesla that my colleague owns. He is also a State Dem Committee person. On our way to and from the meeting, he expresses his regret that we see so few electric or even hybrid vehicles on the road. We are both well aware of the damage the transportation sector is doing to the climate and wish we could count on more proactive movement in a direction that will slow climate change. In visiting California frequently to visit my 101 year old mother til she died, I felt guilty flying so much. But I witnessed in California an abundance of change in the transportation sector especially to more fuel effiicient modes of transpo including electric vehicles. I will continue to advocate for similar change in PA and support Governor Wolf and the governors of neighboring states who agree to move us in this direction--and fast.	-

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