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<p>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>.</p>


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Charles Komanoff

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KOMANOFF: Blame Republicans, Not Democrats, for Less-Than-Robust Climate Bill

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Suraj Patel: Feds Can Do Better on Transit, Bike Lanes and Road Violence (So Where are Nadler and Maloney?)

Liam Blank

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OPINION: Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Plan is Flawed from a Transit Perspective

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OPINION: The MTA Must Reopen Its Restrooms — Now!

<p>Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.</p>


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Gersh Kuntzman

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Cycle of Rage: Pro-Car Council Members are the Ones Who Politicize DOT’s Work

Michael King

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OPINION: Pedestrianize the Financial District Now!

Lincoln Restler

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OPINION: Here’s How the Council Will ‘Stop the Chop’ in New York

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DR: STRANGECAR: Or How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Hate E-Cars

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CYCLE OF RAGE: Another Ticking Time Bomb Goes Off in Park Slope

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KOMANOFF: Idiocy of Congestion Pricing Environmental Review Eludes Times Columnist