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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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Andrew Cuomo

KOMANOFF: With Cuomo Sidelined, the MTA Must Get Congestion Pricing Done

Bob Previdi is a former staffer at the MTA.

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Car Culture

OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals

Christopher Robbins

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Car crashes

Study: America’s SUV Spree Spurred Pedestrian-Death Surge

Lucy Lang

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Carnage

OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence Like Other Violence

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

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Bicycling

STREETS WEEK! De Blasio Announces Fairly Ambitious Bike and Bus Lane Plans in Lame Duck Push

Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.

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Kea Wilson

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Cars

How to Accelerate Parking Reform in U.S. Cities

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Aggressive Driving

OPINION: The Manhattan DA Must Seek Justice for Traffic-Violence Victims

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DECISION 2021: Mayoral Candidates Tout Their Records on Reckless Drivers

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Several Manhattan DA Hopefuls Miss Mark on the Crisis of Reckless Driving

Rosamond Gianutsos

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OPINION: Examine the Medical Competency of Crash-Involved Drivers

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