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X-Citement: Union Boss and Streetsblog Columnist Fight Congestion Pricing War in Public

Get some popcorn and watch Charles Komanoff and union boss John Samuelsen battle on Twitter.

October 4, 2024

Stop Making Sense: TWU’s Head-Scratching Opposition to Congestion Pricing Doesn’t Add Up

Thanks in part to union sabotage, New Yorkers are staring into an abyss of impoverished transit.

October 3, 2024

Hicks Tricks: Journalist Offers Congestion Pricing Compromise That Just Might Work, Komanoff Says

"This isn’t about policy at this point. It’s about politics," wrote Nolan Hicks. "Politics is about winning. ... Advocates should make the offer. Hochul should take the deal."

August 9, 2024

Truth Over Fiction on Congestion Pricing: Episode I

Funding transit without a robust congestion toll will leave congestion pretty much as is ― New York will remain the globe’s most gridlocked city. Here's why.

July 3, 2024

Komanoff: For Congestion Pricing, I’ll Eat Crow

Our congestion pricing columnist backed an opponent to his Assembly member in 2022 — but now he's making a heartfelt plea for her to do the right thing.

June 7, 2024

KOMANOFF: Hochul Must Remember the Facts of Congestion Pricing’s Benefits

Gov. Hochul should stay the course and usher in the bright and brand-new day that congestion pricing promises.

June 5, 2024

Freed: Maybe Charles Komanoff is Worried That I’m Right on Congestion Pricing

The former City Council member says she doesn't oppose congestion pricing but merely that "a plan this monumental, far-reaching and complicated, that will affect 20 million-plus individuals, requires a full environmental review."

May 23, 2024

Komanoff: Get the Facts About ‘Car Bloat’ and Pollution

To deal effectively with climate we need to be clear about what’s destroying it. 

February 1, 2024

KOMANOFF: Adams’s ‘Green Rides’ Initiative is Bad Transportation AND Climate Policy

Mayor Adams has made a bad decision to waive the de Blasio-era cap on the number of ride-hail vehicles allowed in New York City, so long as the extra cars are electric.

October 20, 2023

Komanoff: Toll Shoppers to MTA: Go Ahead, Make Our Day

Adding a congestion fee on top of the existing Midtown Tunnel toll will cause 8,000 inbound vehicle trips a day to divert onto local streets in Long Island City to access the cheaper Queensboro Bridge.

August 30, 2023