Charles Komanoff
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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.
KOMANOFF: Not So Fast — New Uber/Lyft Rules Will Speed Traffic Less Than City Thinks
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Our taxicab Tennyson, our deadline Dylan, Charles Komanoff predicts that the mayor's Uber/Lyft plan won't really solve the congestion problem. There's math involved, so you might want to open that calculator app.
Secret Service Detained Cyclists During Trump Visit
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Legendary cycling advocate — and security theater expert — Charles Komanoff weighs in on Friday's Secret Service hold on the Queensboro Bridge during the president's visit to the East Side.
Hey, Paul Krugman, We Happen to Have ‘Carbon Tax’ Legend Charlie Komanoff Right Here
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Our expert debunks one of the Nobel laureate's misperceptions about carbon taxation.
KOMANOFF: Congestion Pricing Carveouts Will Steal Millions of Hours and Billions of Bucks
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Exempting just 10 percent of trips from congestion fees will reduce the pool of capital available for transit improvements by $2.4-$3 billion, shrink driver time savings by 10 percent, and cost drivers and transit passengers a combined 27 million hours a year.