Opinion: A Fairer — And Better — Way For Taxi Passengers To Pay The Congestion Toll
A per-minute, rather than flat, fee on passengers entering the central business district would reduce traffic, Charles Komanoff says.
March 4, 2026
Komanoff: For Congestion Pricing, I’ll Eat Crow
Subject: Please vote NO on revenue alternatives to congestion pricingTo: AM Deborah Glick (AD66)From: Charles Komanoff
June 7, 2024
KOMANOFF: Hochul Must Remember the Facts of Congestion Pricing’s Benefits
I’ve said for years that there’s no smarter big-city public policy than congestion pricing and that New York is the place where congestion pricing can do the greatest good. Our combination of hellish traffic, excellent but underfunded transit to the central core, and commuters who place great value on driving guarantees it.
June 5, 2024
KOMANOFF: A New York Gas-Tax Holiday Will Enrich Those Who Least Need It
Rich families will benefit nearly six times as much as the poorest. So why are Democrats for it?
March 31, 2022
KOMANOFF: With Cuomo Sidelined, the MTA Must Get Congestion Pricing Done
Leaving NYC’s congestion-pricing program to wander and die in Albany's dysfunction over Gov. Cuomo is not acceptable.
August 4, 2021
KOMANOFF: Mayors Have a Congestion Pricing Ace Card — Here’s How to Play It
Gov. Cuomo is clearly stalling congestion pricing, according to Charles Komanoff, one of the few true experts on the central business district tolling plan. Here's how it can be saved.
July 14, 2021
KOMANOFF: Want Fair Taxi Congestion Surcharges? Embed Them Within Congestion Tolling
A nationally respected expert says a City Council taxi bill is a springboard for a better congestion-pricing plan.
January 28, 2019
KOMANOFF: Good Tidings for Congestion Pricing From Governor Cuomo
The governor's congestion pricing plan is a win-win-win.
January 16, 2019
Assembly Democrats’ Taxi Surcharge Plan Isn’t Congestion Pricing
There’s no cordon toll on cars or trucks, which means zero charge on, and revenue from, the city’s #1 congestion source.
March 14, 2018
The Cost of Cold Feet: No Cordon Toll Means Kissing Most Congestion Pricing Benefits Goodbye
Without a cordon toll, the time savings from reduced traffic congestion drops by at least 60 percent. The revenues available to improve transit drop by 60 percent or more as well.
February 22, 2018
