Charles Komanoff
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Report Shows Why the Congestion Pricing Fee Must Be Really High
The study does not make specific pricing recommendations, but the highest tolls would provide greater benefits than lower fees.
September 17, 2019
Bowery Flowers — The Green Spark Behind NYC’s 1980s Bicycle Revival
Remembering Carl Hultberg, a great, unsung figure at the start of the livable streets movement.
September 16, 2019
Monday Headlines: You Gotta Hand it to The Times Edition
Something — something good! — has definitely gotten into the water at Clifford Levy's Times Metro section. That and the rest of the weekend's news. Just click the headline above.
August 19, 2019
City to App-Cab Giants: Cut Empty Cruising or Pay the Price
If they don't, "there will be very severe penalties," said Deputy Mayor for Operations Laura Anglin.
June 12, 2019
Experts: Exempting Yellow Taxis From Congestion Pricing Won’t Help Cabbies
“The proposed solution does not match the problem,” said one expert.
May 22, 2019
Budget Watchdog: Mayoral Control of MTA Would Be ‘Miserable’
But Corey Johnson doubles-down on his call for city control of the transit system in an exciting Hunter College panel on Wednesday night.
May 16, 2019
Hey, Paul Krugman, We Happen to Have ‘Carbon Tax’ Legend Charlie Komanoff Right Here
Our expert debunks one of the Nobel laureate's misperceptions about carbon taxation.
April 4, 2019
KOMANOFF: Congestion Pricing Carveouts Will Steal Millions of Hours and Billions of Bucks
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.
March 28, 2019
KOMANOFF: Investing Congestion Revenues in Better Train Signals Could Save New Yorkers Lots of Time
Here's the best use of congestion pricing toll revenue: Making subway trains run faster.
March 18, 2019
KOMANOFF: How to Counter the Latest Congestion Pricing Objections
Reasonable people raise objections to congestion pricing. But they can be easily addressed.
February 12, 2019
