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KOMANOFF: Skyrocketing Gas Prices Won’t Unjam U.S. Roads
March 10, 2022
BAD TO WORSE: Study Explains Why Road Violence Increased During the Pandemic
Bad drivers got worse ... and drove more.
March 2, 2022
I Tweeted Mega-Car Photos from the Auto Show — And Sparked a Much-Needed Debate
It’s virtually impossible to ignore the increasing size of trucks and SUVs on the roads today. And seeing these vehicles up-close hammered home just how ridiculous this all is.
February 27, 2022
Chicago Study Reaffirms Speed Cameras are Saving Lives
Crashes near speed cameras have stayed relatively low.
January 9, 2022
Study: Drivers Responsible For Way More Ammonia Pollution Than Previously Thought
Federal and state agencies may be underestimating the amount of dangerous ammonia emissions that cars pump into the atmosphere by as much as a factor of five, a new study finds — and maybe more in urban areas.
December 7, 2021
Op-Ed: Vermont’s Lessons for Controlling Emissions
An agency that was built to discourage electric use shows how the best, greenest vehicle mile is the one not travelled.
November 2, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: How to Blow Up a Pipeline Edition
A letter to the editor in the Daily News prompts some serious talk about the future of civilization. Plus all the other news from a busy weekend.
October 4, 2021
KOMANOFF: With Cuomo Sidelined, the MTA Must Get Congestion Pricing Done
Leaving NYC’s congestion-pricing program to wander and die in Albany's dysfunction over Gov. Cuomo is not acceptable.
August 4, 2021
OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals
If the New York metro area is to decarbonize, the bi-state agency should lead the effort. But can it wean itself off tolls and parking fees?
July 29, 2021
Study: America’s SUV Spree Spurred Pedestrian-Death Surge
July 27, 2021
