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.
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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.
KOMANOFF: Investing Congestion Revenues in Better Train Signals Could Save New Yorkers Lots of Time
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Here's the best use of congestion pricing toll revenue: Making subway trains run faster.
KOMANOFF: How to Counter the Latest Congestion Pricing Objections
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Reasonable people raise objections to congestion pricing. But they can be easily addressed.
Bobby’s Blue Bombshell: Cuomo’s Congestion Pricing Numbers are ‘Bullshit’
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Assembly Member Bobby Carroll, one of the staunchest supporters of congestion pricing, is upset because the governor's plan won't raise nearly enough money for transit.
KOMANOFF: Want Fair Taxi Congestion Surcharges? Embed Them Within Congestion Tolling
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A nationally respected expert says a City Council taxi bill is a springboard for a better congestion-pricing plan.