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SEE IT: Cop-Motorist Mayhem on Fordham Road in the Bronx

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

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PARKING MADNESS: Bronx Electeds Oppose Dedicated Bus Lane that Would Help Tens of Thousands of Straphangers

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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Infrastructure Deal ‘Worst Ratio for Transit Funding Since Nixon’

Bob Previdi is a former staffer at the MTA.

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

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Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Carpocalypse Now’ Edition

Philip Plotch, PhD is the principal researcher at the Eno Center for Transportation. He has been a transportation planner, director of World Trade Center Redevelopment, political science professor, director of a master of public administration program, and a U.S. Fulbright Scholar. He is also the author of three highly acclaimed books: Politics Across the Hudson: The Tappan Zee Megaproject, Last Subway: The Long Wait for the Next Train in New York, and Mobilizing the Metropolis: How the Port Authority Built New York.

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Philip Plotch

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OPINION: What New Yorkers Can Learn From Seoul

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Friday’s Headlines: Still Yelling About Cuomo’s AirTrain Edition

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Analysis: Eric Adams Dives Into Congestion-Pricing Exemption Fight

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Tuesday’s Headlines: ‘Hot Impunity Summer’ Edition

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