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Charles Komanoff

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Eric Gonzalez (left) and Brian Lehrer missed a chance to talk seriously about road safety.

KOMANOFF: Listening to Lehrer Helps Understand The Mindset Keeping our Streets Unsafe

By Charles Komanoff | Jan 13, 2023 | No Comments
Hearing Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer chatting it up on Lehrer’s show Wednesday morning gave me a new insight into why New York streets remain so unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians.
Photo: The Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

FACT CHECK: Many More Children Die from Road Violence than Gun Violence

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 28, 2022 | No Comments
KOMANOFF: Even with the awful 2020 spike in firearm deaths of U.S. youths, more than twice as many pre-teen children die from traffic violence as from gun violence.

KOMANOFF: The Weight of Gasoline

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 2, 2022 | No Comments
The Democrats are getting creamed over the price of gasoline — and it’s not really fair (though it sort of is, too).
The Lincoln Tunnel would see less vehicular traffic under the congestion pricing scenario modeled for vehicle emissions in the MTA's environmental assessment. Photo: By Josiah Lau - Flickr.com via Wikimedia Commons

ANALYSIS: Congestion Pricing Will Lead to Better Air Quality in The Bronx

By Charles Komanoff and Daniel Gutman | Aug 26, 2022 | No Comments
Emissions will lessen in five neighboring counties — with health benefits all around.
Charles Komanoff says congestion pricing will be great.

...And Second, Why it Will Be Better than the MTA Says

By Charles Komanoff | Aug 15, 2022 | No Comments
Parts of Nicole Gelinas’s begrudging take on congestion pricing practically beg for pushback. So here we go.
Some Good Traffic posters in Midtown. Photo: SEEN Media

KOMANOFF: Blame Republicans, Not Democrats, for Less-Than-Robust Climate Bill

By Charles Komanoff | Aug 2, 2022 | No Comments
Our regular contributor goes after Post columnist Nicole Gelinas for recently suggesting that Democrats bear all the blame for climate change.
The real problem.
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KOMANOFF: High Gas Prices Are Reducing Driving!

By Charles Komanoff | Jul 20, 2022 | No Comments
Pricing has power. Changes in the prices of goods and services affect demand for those items. And that's happening with gasoline right now, despite what Streetsblog says!

KOMANOFF: Idiocy of Congestion Pricing Environmental Review Eludes Times Columnist

By Charles Komanoff | Jun 13, 2022 | No Comments
New Yorkers don’t need lofty essays that make congestion pricing an object lesson in environmental process gone wrong.
This is the mess that needs fixing right now. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

KOMANOFF TO BUTTIGIEG: Speed Congestion Pricing… And Show Us Your ‘Overzealous’ Concerns

By Charles Komanoff | May 4, 2022 | No Comments
In this clarion call op-ed, Charles Komanoff writes an open letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation secretary demanding action on congestion pricing.

KOMANOFF: A New York Gas-Tax Holiday Will Enrich Those Who Least Need It

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 31, 2022 | No Comments
Rich families will benefit nearly six times as much as the poorest. So why are Democrats for it?
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Opinion: Alternatives to California’s Pro-Car Giveaway

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 28, 2022 | No Comments
Of the myriad motorist giveaways now being rushed into place around the U.S., none sting like California’s.
Driving, always driving. Inset photo: Ben Lunsford

KOMANOFF: Skyrocketing Gas Prices Won’t Unjam U.S. Roads

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments
Only a stiff congestion price can meaningfully cut traffic congestion. And only organizing can get us better transit and safe bicycling networks.
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