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Charles Komanoff

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at komanoff@gmail.com.

A Congestion Pricing Victory Lap for Paul Krugman

It's too bad Paul Krugman has retired at the Times because he deserves to celebrate the start of congestion pricing on Jan. 5.

December 16, 2024

KOMANOFF: Here’s How We’ll Know That Congestion Pricing Is Working

As Jan. 5 approaches, it's time to evolve from advocating congestion pricing to benchmarking it. Komanoff has some metrics.

December 9, 2024

KOMANOFF: A Positive Lesson for Congestion Pricing Came Last Week from Washington State

New York's Gov. Kathy Hochul should heed the message sent by Washington State voters, who supported a carbon tax measure that they once voted down.

November 14, 2024

Reining in Deliverista Distances is the Key to Safety

A mileage fee on food deliveries can serve workers as well as the society of which they’re a part. What are we waiting for? 

November 5, 2024

EVs — What Are They Good For?

U.S. electric vehicles are only slightly less harmful to the environment and society than conventional gasoline cars, according to a new analysis.

October 15, 2024

Stop Making Sense: TWU’s Head-Scratching Opposition to Congestion Pricing Doesn’t Add Up

Thanks in part to union sabotage, New Yorkers are staring into an abyss of impoverished transit.

October 3, 2024

Brian Ketcham, Automotive Engineer Who Subverted Car Culture, 85

New York has lost a giant: A fighter against pollution, for justice and for congestion pricing.

August 22, 2024

Eric the Relic: In Blaming Dead Pedestrians, Adams Seizes Long-Discredited and Hateful Messaging

It's a time-honored car culture tactic: If you can’t or won’t protect pedestrians, make them take the rap.

July 25, 2024

Truth Over Fiction on Congestion Pricing: Episode I

Funding transit without a robust congestion toll will leave congestion pretty much as is ― New York will remain the globe’s most gridlocked city. Here's why.

July 3, 2024

Komanoff: Actually, Small Businesses Stand to Benefit from Congestion Pricing

There may be no more pernicious fabulation than that small businesses in the congestion zone will suffer when fewer motorists drive in. Let's debunk.

June 11, 2024