Charles Komanoff
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Downturn in U.S. Driving Led Global CO2 Decline
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U.S. cars and trucks, the source of 5 percent of world carbon emissions, have accounted for a whopping 20 percent of this year’s global dip in carbon pollution. Can we keep that going?
KOMANOFF: Blame the NIMBYs And Exxon
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We can't deem fossil fuel villains solely responsible for the climate crisis if unelected NIMBY’s are able to delay, water down or block seemingly every path to cut carbon emissions.
KOMANOFF: Restaurant Patio Heaters Will Be a Net Gain for the Climate
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We asked our columnist — the nation's leading expert on carbon emissions — whether winter heat lamps will destroy or save our city. He came down on the latter.
KOMANOFF: New York Times Starts Embracing ‘Future without Cars’
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Times opinion writer Farhad Manjoo did more than just illustrate a vision for a car-free city that many of us have been championing, he did so in a way that clearly put the topic on the map for readers of the Gray Lady.
KOMANOFF: City Must Embrace Inspired RPA Plan for Bike Network
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The Regional Plan Association’s new Five-Borough Bikeway report may be the most inspired New York City bike-related document to appear since Trans Alt’s 1993 Bicycle Blueprint.
KOMANOFF: ‘Gridlock Sam’ Ups The Ante
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You gotta hand it to “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz. Here's why.
KOMANOFF: It’s Earth Day — Let’s Celebrate NYC’s Cleaner Air
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The distance we've come since the photo above is impressive, and we can credit Earth Day activism and government regulation.
KOMANOFF: Remembering Noach Dear, the Public Face of Indifference to Road Safety
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Amid all the tributes to former City Council Member Noach Dear, our correspondent reflects on one area where the Brooklyn pol failed the city.
KOMANOFF: Coronavirus Will Go Away, Congestion Pricing Must Not
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All four bedrock conditions that justified congestion pricing in the first place will almost certainly remain after COVID-19.
KOMANOFF: Where the Streets Have No Mayor
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De Blasio’s failure to pedestrianize more than a few dozen blocks shows his true colors.
Komanoff: De Blasio — Even Now — Is MIA on Breaking the Car Culture
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The mayor's actions and utterances show again and again that he lives inside a "windshield world."
KOMANOFF: Relinquishing Congestion Pricing Exemptions Fantasies
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America's leading expert on congestion pricing weighs in on the whining of Manhattan drivers.