Charles Komanoff
Recent Posts
Op-Ed: Postpone the Taxi Congestion Surcharge
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A national expert says the added fee on cabbies is premature before full congestion pricing.
To Punish Saudi Regime for Killing Jamal Khashoggi, Institute a Carbon Tax
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This is more than just payback for the regime that murdered Jamal Khashoggi. It's good public policy.
Leave It to Lyft? Trust Uber? (But Who’s Gonna Watch the FHV Surcharges?)
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Streetsblog's resident taxi maven highlights a huge flaw in the city and state's plan to charge surcharges on yellows, Ubers, black cars and green cars that enter Manhattan below 96th St.
No Uber-Lyft Cap Needed Because New York Can Price Its Way Out of Congestion and Despair
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Congestion pricing is a much better plan than capping Uber and Lyft, which provide a valuable service outside of Manhattan.
How Higher Wages for Uber Drivers Could Cut Traffic
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It's up to Mayor de Blasio to follow through on a powerful policy proposal to change the for-hire vehicle industry for the better.
Eight Reasons Why Congestion Pricing Goes Great With the Fast Forward Plan to Fix NYC Transit
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Andy Byford's Fast Forward NYC plan to modernize subways and buses has set the stage for congestion pricing in the 2019 Albany session.
Albany Didn’t Even Get the Taxi Fees Right
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By omitting a cordon toll and charging taxis and Ubers per trip instead of per minute, Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders bungled their chance to reduce New York's most punishing traffic congestion.
The Cost of Cold Feet: No Cordon Toll Means Kissing Most Congestion Pricing Benefits Goodbye
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Without a cordon toll, the time savings from reduced traffic congestion drops by at least 60 percent. The revenues available to improve transit drop by 60 percent or more as well.
Congestion Pricing Will Help Stop Climate Change — But Differently Than You Think
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The direct tailpipe emissions impact of congestion pricing is outweighed by its force multiplier effect.
Why Congestion Pricing Won’t Overwhelm the Subways
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Congestion pricing can significantly reduce gridlock by shifting a relatively small share of car trips off the streets, and the subway already carries far more people than the crossings that will be tolled.
Schaller: Curbing Uber “Idle Time” Key to Busting Manhattan Gridlock
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A report published today by taxi savant Bruce Schaller pins Manhattan's current traffic meltdown squarely on the relentless growth in Uber, Lyft, and other app-based for-hire vehicles.
London Traffic Would Be At Least 20 Percent Slower Without Congestion Pricing
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The number of automobiles entering London’s center each day has plunged by 44 percent since the start of congestion charging, even as the total number of people entering grew 23 percent.