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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>.

Charles Komanoff

Beyond Ravitch: Still Time for a Bolder Plan

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

Brad Aaron

Senate Dems Denounce Bridge Tolls as Doomsday Draws Closer

Congestion Pricing

Jeffrey Dinowitz, Then and Now

Bill de Blasio

Congestion Pricing Foe Bill de Blasio (Grand)Standing Up for Straphangers

Ad Nauseam

IBM Pitches Congestion Pricing to Middle America

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

Ben Fried

New Low-Cost Transit Plan From Team Kheel-Komanoff

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek&#8217;s journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the &#8220;War on Cars&#8221; podcast. You can find more of his work <a href="http://www.naparstek.com">on his website</a>.

Congestion Pricing

Beyond Ravitch: Still Time for a Bolder Plan

Senate Dems Denounce Bridge Tolls as Doomsday Draws Closer

Jeffrey Dinowitz, Then and Now

Congestion Pricing Foe Bill de Blasio (Grand)Standing Up for Straphangers

IBM Pitches Congestion Pricing to Middle America

New Low-Cost Transit Plan From Team Kheel-Komanoff

The 2008 Streetsie Awards, Part 2

Will the Transit-Riding Public Get a Fair Shake?

Congestion Pricing vs. Ravitch Plan: Which is Better for the Boroughs?

Squadron: Responsibility for MTA Rescue Lies With Albany

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