Charles Komanoff
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KOMANOFF: Good Tidings for Congestion Pricing From Governor Cuomo
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The governor's congestion pricing plan is a win-win-win.
Op-Ed: Varick Street Crossing Guards Are Telling a Tale of Congestion Pricing
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The Times story on "adult crossing guards" reveals, though inadvertently, how our politicians have failed us.
Memo To Council Member Barry Grodenchik: Find a New Congestion Pricing Guru
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The Queens lawmaker foolishly said he agreed with former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky's flawed argument that fees on drivers are "elitist."
Op-Ed: Postpone the Taxi Congestion Surcharge
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A national expert says the added fee on cabbies is premature before full congestion pricing.
To Punish Saudi Regime for Killing Jamal Khashoggi, Institute a Carbon Tax in U.S.
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This is more than just payback for the regime that murdered Jamal Khashoggi. It's good public policy.
Leave It to Lyft? Trust Uber? (But Who’s Gonna Watch the FHV Surcharges?)
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Streetsblog's resident taxi maven highlights a huge flaw in the city and state's plan to charge surcharges on yellows, Ubers, black cars and green cars that enter Manhattan below 96th St.
No Uber-Lyft Cap Needed Because New York Can Price Its Way Out of Congestion and Despair
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Congestion pricing is a much better plan than capping Uber and Lyft, which provide a valuable service outside of Manhattan.
How Higher Wages for Uber Drivers Could Cut Traffic on NYC Streets
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It's up to Mayor de Blasio to follow through on a powerful policy proposal to change the for-hire vehicle industry for the better.
Eight Reasons Why Congestion Pricing Goes Great With the Fast Forward Plan to Fix NYC Transit
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Andy Byford's Fast Forward NYC plan to modernize subways and buses has set the stage for congestion pricing in the 2019 Albany session.
Attention L Shutdown Complainers: Bus Pollution Is a Blast From the Past
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New Yorkers dreading an invasion of soot-belching buses during the L train shutdown should take a deep breath.
A Better Taxi Surcharge: More Congestion Reduction, Less Pain for Cab Drivers
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A better, fairer for-hire vehicle surcharge would raise the fee when congestion is most intense and charge more for vehicles that spend longer in the congestion zone.
Setting Up a Cordon Toll Would Pay for Itself in a Few Months
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NYU's Mitchell Moss says a congestion pricing cordon toll would be "massive and costly." Au contraire.