Charles Komanoff

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By Charles Komanoff | May 1, 2020 | No Comments

You gotta hand it to “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz. Here's why.

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments

The distance we've come since the photo above is impressive, and we can credit Earth Day activism and government regulation.

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 21, 2020 | No Comments

Amid all the tributes to former City Council Member Noach Dear, our correspondent reflects on one area where the Brooklyn pol failed the city.

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 16, 2020 | No Comments

In this clarion call op-ed, Charles Komanoff argues that the NYPD's crash investigation unit needs to be replaced by civilians.

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 3, 2020 | No Comments

All four bedrock conditions that justified congestion pricing in the first place will almost certainly remain after COVID-19.

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 27, 2020 | No Comments

De Blasio’s failure to pedestrianize more than a few dozen blocks shows his true colors.

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 25, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor's actions and utterances show again and again that he lives inside a "windshield world."

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 6, 2020 | No Comments

America's leading expert on congestion pricing weighs in on the whining of Manhattan drivers.

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 2, 2019 | No Comments

Carolyn Konheim, a leading fighter against Westway and for clean air, died last week at 81.

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 18, 2019 | No Comments

I needed to know exactly how Matt Travis died.

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 16, 2019 | 18 Comments

Remembering Carl Hultberg, a great, unsung figure at the start of the livable streets movement.

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 6, 2019 | 27 Comments

Tackling and overcoming the climate crisis will require even more fundamental change than dismantling Big Oil.