Charles Komanoff
Recent Posts
FACT CHECK: Many More Children Die from Road Violence than Gun Violence
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KOMANOFF: Even with the awful 2020 spike in firearm deaths of U.S. youths, more than twice as many pre-teen children die from traffic violence as from gun violence.
KOMANOFF: The Weight of Gasoline
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The Democrats are getting creamed over the price of gasoline — and it’s not really fair (though it sort of is, too).
ANALYSIS: Congestion Pricing Will Lead to Better Air Quality in The Bronx
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In fact, pollution from noxious gases will lessen in seven neighboring counties — with health benefits all around.
KOMANOFF: Blame Republicans, Not Democrats, for Less-Than-Robust Climate Bill
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Our regular contributor goes after Post columnist Nicole Gelinas for recently suggesting that Democrats bear all the blame for climate change.
KOMANOFF: High Gas Prices Are Reducing Driving!
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Pricing has power. Changes in the prices of goods and services affect demand for those items. And that's happening with gasoline right now, despite what Streetsblog says!
KOMANOFF TO BUTTIGIEG: Speed Congestion Pricing, Please
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In this clarion call op-ed, Charles Komanoff writes an open letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation secretary demanding action on congestion pricing.
KOMANOFF: Gas-Tax Holiday Will Enrich The Rich
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Rich families will benefit nearly six times as much as the poorest. So why are Democrats for it?
Opinion: Alternatives to California’s Pro-Car Giveaway
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Of the myriad motorist giveaways now being rushed into place around the U.S., none sting like California’s.
KOMANOFF: Skyrocketing Gas Prices Won’t Unjam U.S. Roads
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Only a stiff congestion price can meaningfully cut traffic congestion. And only organizing can get us better transit and safe bicycling networks.
The History of a Movement, Part II: Raising the Stenciling Stakes
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This installment focuses on initial media coverage of the movement.
Movement History: Hazmat Suits and Street Memorials
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Today, as we confront the bloodiest year in Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero, Streetsblog begins a seven-part series focusing on a key strand in the movement for livable safe streets, written by a central figure in that movement, Charles Komanoff.
How To Get Congestion Pricing Done
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Leaving NYC’s congestion-pricing program to wander and die in Albany's dysfunction over Gov. Cuomo is not acceptable.