Charles Komanoff
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KOMANOFF: Visit to Site of Matt Travis’s Death Invokes Sadness, Rage
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I needed to know exactly how Matt Travis died.
Bowery Flowers — The Green Spark Behind NYC’s 1980s Bicycle Revival
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Remembering Carl Hultberg, a great, unsung figure at the start of the livable streets movement.
Why Elizabeth Warren’s Punt on Light Bulbs Hurts Climate Advocacy
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Tackling and overcoming the climate crisis will require even more fundamental change than dismantling Big Oil.
The Last Seconds in the Life of Jose Alzorriz
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The dashcam video is merciless. But three weeks on, I can’t stop staring at the still pic.
KOMANOFF: Not So Fast — New Uber/Lyft Rules Will Speed Traffic Less Than City Thinks
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Our taxicab Tennyson, our deadline Dylan, Charles Komanoff predicts that the mayor's Uber/Lyft plan won't really solve the congestion problem. There's math involved, so you might want to open that calculator app.
NYPD, Secret Service Joined Forces to Cage Bridge Cyclists During Trump Visit
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Legendary cycling advocate — and security theater expert — Charles Komanoff weighs in on Friday's Secret Service hold on the Queensboro Bridge during the president's visit to the East Side.
Hey, Paul Krugman, We Happen to Have ‘Carbon Tax’ Legend Charlie Komanoff Right Here
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Our expert debunks one of the Nobel laureate's misperceptions about carbon taxation.
KOMANOFF: Congestion Pricing Carveouts Will Steal Millions of Hours and Billions of Bucks
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Exempting just 10 percent of trips from congestion fees will reduce the pool of capital available for transit improvements by $2.4-$3 billion, shrink driver time savings by 10 percent, and cost drivers and transit passengers a combined 27 million hours a year.
KOMANOFF: Congestion Pricing Will NOT Fill Upper Manhattan With Suburbanites Cruising for Parking
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Our expert fires up his transportation spreadsheet and finds that neighborhood fears about a carmaggedon at the edge of congestion pricing zone are unfounded.
Congestion Pricing IS New York’s Green New Deal
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Here's another reason for fence-sitters to jump into the congestion pricing fray as the deal is being made in Albany in the next week.
KOMANOFF: Investing Congestion Revenues in Better Train Signals Could Save New Yorkers Lots of Time
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Here's the best use of congestion pricing toll revenue: Making subway trains run faster.
KOMANOFF: How to Counter the Latest Congestion Pricing Objections
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Reasonable people raise objections to congestion pricing. But they can be easily addressed.