Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Charles Komanoff

Congestion is a major problem in Manhattan — but the City Council's proposed cap on Uber and Lyft and other app-based taxi companies won't fix it, our expert says.

KOMANOFF: Yellows and Ubers Deserve Their Own Congestion-Pricing Policy Lane

By Charles Komanoff | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

Charging the for-hires for each passenger-minute in the Manhattan taxi zone is quintessential congestion pricing — and more effective against Manhattan congestion than the MTA’s one-size-fits-all FHV surcharge, our expert says.

This kind of thing is very costly says Charles Komanoff (inset). Main photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

KOMANOFF: Latest Traffic Numbers Prove Need for Congestion Pricing, Once and For All

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 23, 2021 | No Comments

On the eve of today's opening of the congestion pricing public comment period, we asked Charles Komanoff to do what he does best: Crunch the numbers and show that our region desperately needs congestion pricing. Here you go.

KOMANOFF: An Open Letter on Congestion Pricing to Wavering Pols (And You, Gale)

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 8, 2021 | No Comments

Our ace congestion pricing expert admonishes pols, including Manhattan Borough President Brewer, to not complicate congestion pricing but simply support it to the hilt.

Mayor de Blasio and presumptive incoming mayor Eric Adams (seen here in 2017) can save congestion pricing by just doing it themselves. Photo: Benjamin Kanter:Mayoral Photo Office

KOMANOFF: Mayors Have a Congestion Pricing Ace Card — Here’s How to Play It

By Charles Komanoff | Jul 14, 2021 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo is clearly stalling congestion pricing, according to Charles Komanoff, one of the few true experts on the central business district tolling plan. Here's how it can be saved.

KOMANOFF: De Blasio’s Medallion ‘Bailout’ Plan Ignores True Cause Of Taxi Driver Distress

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 10, 2021 | No Comments

It is going to be up to the next mayor to follow up with explicit policies addressing the unjust competition between yellow cab drivers and those of Uber and Lyft — policies such as those our columnist outlines here.

In Wake of Council Hearing, Mayor Now Wants to Expand NYPD Collision Investigations

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

"Yes, we should expand that capacity," the mayor said on Wednesday. Not so fast, said Council Speaker Corey Johnson.

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