Memo To Council Member Barry Grodenchik: Find a New Congestion Pricing Guru
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The Queens lawmaker foolishly said he agreed with former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky's flawed argument that fees on drivers are "elitist."
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Charles Komanoff
To Punish Saudi Regime for Killing Jamal Khashoggi, Institute a Carbon Tax in U.S.
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This is more than just payback for the regime that murdered Jamal Khashoggi. It's good public policy.
Uber’s Own Numbers Show It’s Making Traffic Worse
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Uber blasted out an Excel spreadsheet to reporters this morning, accompanied by a story and editorial in the Daily News, with data providing a snapshot of how many Uber vehicles are on Manhattan streets south of 59th Street, New York’s central business district. While Uber claims the data shows its vehicles aren’t responsible for congestion in the city core, […]
Details of Sam Schwartz’s “Fair Plan” and Other Orcutt+Komanoff Highlights
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NYU students got a sweeping overview of NYC transpo and traffic issues from two of the city’s top thinkers this afternoon, as DOT Policy Director Jon Orcutt and independent analyst/congestion pricing advocate Charles Komanoff took turns on the mic at a forum moderated by NYU Law School professor Roderick Hills. I got so caught up […]
PlaNYC Report Takes a Restrained Approach to Promoting Electric Cars
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An electric car in London. Image: exfordy via Flickr. Last week, the Mayor’s Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability released its newest report, "Exploring Electric Vehicle Adoption in New York City" [PDF]. In a breezy 22 pages, it lays out some strategies to maximize electric vehicle purchases by so-called early adopters in the next five […]
Wanted: Crowd-Sourced Transportation Analysis
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My recent post refuting David Owen’s attack on congestion pricing ignited a long, rich thread. Here’s one comment, from "Jonathan," that struck a nerve: [A] cordon-pricing plan … which doesn’t charge center-city residents could result in an increase in those residents’ automobile use. If the streets are free of outer-borough traffic, more of my Manhattan […]