Charles Komanoff
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KOMANOFF: Remembering Noach Dear, the Public Face of Indifference to Road Safety
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Amid all the tributes to former City Council Member Noach Dear, our correspondent reflects on one area where the Brooklyn pol failed the city.
KOMANOFF: Disband NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad
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In this clarion call op-ed, Charles Komanoff argues that the NYPD's crash investigation unit needs to be replaced by civilians.
KOMANOFF: Coronavirus Will Go Away, Congestion Pricing Must Not
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All four bedrock conditions that justified congestion pricing in the first place will almost certainly remain after COVID-19.
KOMANOFF: Where the Streets Have No Mayor
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De Blasio’s failure to pedestrianize more than a few dozen blocks shows his true colors.
Komanoff: De Blasio — Even Now — Is MIA on Breaking the Car Culture
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The mayor's actions and utterances show again and again that he lives inside a "windshield world."
KOMANOFF: Relinquishing Congestion Pricing Exemptions Fantasies
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America's leading expert on congestion pricing weighs in on the whining of Manhattan drivers.
IN MEMORIAM: ‘Do All The Good You Can’ — The Life of Urban Ecology Pioneer Carolyn Konheim
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Carolyn Konheim, a leading fighter against Westway and for clean air, died last week at 81.
KOMANOFF: Visit to Site of Matt Travis’s Death Invokes Sadness, Rage
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I needed to know exactly how Matt Travis died.
Bowery Flowers — The Green Spark Behind NYC’s 1980s Bicycle Revival
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Remembering Carl Hultberg, a great, unsung figure at the start of the livable streets movement.
Why Elizabeth Warren’s Punt on Light Bulbs Hurts Climate Advocacy
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Tackling and overcoming the climate crisis will require even more fundamental change than dismantling Big Oil.
The Last Seconds in the Life of Jose Alzorriz
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The dashcam video is merciless. But three weeks on, I can’t stop staring at the still pic.
KOMANOFF: Not So Fast — New Uber/Lyft Rules Will Speed Traffic Less Than City Thinks
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Our taxicab Tennyson, our deadline Dylan, Charles Komanoff predicts that the mayor's Uber/Lyft plan won't really solve the congestion problem. There's math involved, so you might want to open that calculator app.