Event details:
Directions to: Joseph A. Martino Hall at 45 Columbus Avenue, NY, NY 10023. Take the 1, A, C, B or D train to Columbus Circle then cross Broadway and walk along West 60th Street 1 block west to Columbus Avenue. Turn right on Columbus Avenue and walk 1 block crossing West 61st Street. Martino Hall is the first building on the right-hand side, entrance is at the grade level. If you registered your name will be on the list with the security guard. If not mention the LAI meeting in Conference Room # 525.
Free.
If you are unable to attend after registering, please cancel your registration.
Charles Komanoff
Congestion Pricing Modeler at the Carbon Tax Center
Economist and policy-analyst Charles Komanoff has been a central figure in the campaign to bring congestion pricing to New York City. His “BTA” Excel spreadsheet was used by state officials to scope the 2019 congestion pricing (CP) legislation, and his 100 (and counting) essays in Streetsblog, The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/opinion/traffic-new-york-congestion.html), and other outlets discuss the benefits of CP for New York. In the 1980's and 1990's Mr. Komanoff spearheaded the revival of the bicycling advocacy organization Transportation Alternatives. Previously, his documentation of utility company misfeasance in failed nuclear power ventures saved billions for electricity customers in New York, California, and other states. His body of work includes books, scholarly articles, and journalism. An honors graduate of Harvard and parent of two grown sons, Mr. Komanoff lives in lower Manhattan.