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Tom Wright

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Congestion Pricing

Opinion: Congestion Pricing Benefits Are Inarguable; Its Minor Problems are Easily Fixable

Renae Reynolds

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OPINION: Congestion Pricing Will Bring Cleaner Air for All

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Dave Colon

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"Gridlock" Sam Schwartz

‘Gridlock’ Sam: Give Truckers Credits So Congestion Toll Doesn’t Add to Bronx Pollution

Nicole A. Murray

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Car Dependence

OPINION: The Real ‘Cash Grab’ Isn’t Congestion Pricing — It’s Car Culture

Christopher Robbins

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Uber Puts Its Thumb On The Congestion Pricing Scales

Carroll, Levine, Gounardes congestion pricing

Andrew Gounardes

Everyone’s Suddenly Open To Some Congestion Pricing Exemptions

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Mythbuster: Congestion Pricing Study Shows Neighborhoods Won’t Be Flooded With Desperate Parkers

Ritchie Torres congestion pricing

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Rep. Ritchie Torres: I’m Not One of Those Congestion Pricing Critics

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To-Do List: Congestion Pricing Must Mitigate Added Bronx Trucks, Pols Say

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 <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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COUNTERPOINT: Don’t Let the MTA’s Glitchy Traffic Model Take Down Congestion Pricing