Baruch Feigenbaum
Senior Managing Director, Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation
Baruch Feigenbaum is senior managing director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation.
Feigenbaum has a diverse background researching and implementing transportation issues including revenue and finance, public-private partnerships, highways, transit, high-speed rail, ports, intelligent transportation systems, land use, and local policymaking. Prior to joining Reason, Feigenbaum handled transportation issues on Capitol Hill for Rep. Lynn Westmoreland.
Feigenbaum is a member of the Transportation Research Board Bus Transit Systems and Intelligent Transportation Systems Committees. He is vice president of programming for the Transportation and Research Forum Washington Chapter, a reviewer for the Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA), and a contributor to Planetizen. He has appeared on NBC Nightly News and CNBC. His work has been featured in the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and numerous other publications.
Feigenbaum earned his master's degree in Transportation Planning with a focus in engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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The value of managed lanes networks
Examining the express toll lanes that are currently operated, under construction, planned and warranted across the country.
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Building networks of managed lanes in big cities to reduce traffic congestion
Toll lanes have been a game-changer for improving mobility in large metro areas.
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Private companies aren’t investing in California’s high-speed rail system
The private sector won’t invest in anything unprofitable, and almost every rail line in the world requires subsidies.
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Reining in discretionary grant transportation funding
Improving the federal discretionary grant funding process for transportation projects calls for returning it to a small, focused and useful program.
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Examining ignition kill switch mandates for technology that isn’t ready, and the better alternatives
The Congressional mandate for technology that doesn’t exist yet and isn't the most cost-effective way to address impaired driving.
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Annual Surface Transportation Infrastructure Report 2026
It was a strong year for global public-private partnership activity, with 50 project closings worth $30.2 billion.
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Mileage-based user fees can replace outdated federal gas tax
The federal fuel tax, increasingly unsustainable as a funding source, worsens the nation’s infrastructure problems.
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As estimated cost for high-speed rail soars, California lawmakers move to hide information from taxpayers
The rail project will only get worse and more expensive for taxpayers if state leaders don’t pull the plug.
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Transit agencies need to focus on transit-dependent riders
Transit-dependent riders should be recognized as the core customer group for most transit agencies.
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Californians pay high taxes and fees for second worst highway system in the nation
California’s highway system now ranks 49th out of 50 states in overall condition and cost-effectiveness.
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29th Annual Highway Report: Virginia and Georgia have best-performing, most cost-effective highways, while Alaska and California have worst
The study examines every state's roads and bridges in 13 categories, including traffic fatalities, pavement condition, congestion, deficient bridges, and spending.
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29th Annual Highway Report: Summary of findings and rankings
Four of the top five states, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and Ohio, rank among the 15 most populous states in the country.
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Maryland can improve upon its proposal for a mileage-based user fee program
Maryland has a major transportation funding shortfall, and mileage-based user fees are one potential solution.
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Replacing the California gas tax: The case for road user charges
California’s roads, highways and bridges need repair and modernization. The gas tax won’t fund those projects.
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The Trump administration politically targets California’s transportation funding
There is a difference between clawing back funds for misuse and taking back funds to punish political opponents.
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Annual Privatization Report 2025: Housing
Enabling more housing construction is essential to addressing housing affordability challenges across the country.
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Recommendations for the surface transportation reauthorization bill
Reason Foundation’s recommendations for the 2026 surface transportation reauthorization bill were submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Walking away from the California high-speed rail project would be best for taxpayers and the state
Since studies show the train system would lose millions of dollars annually if it ever started operating, paying down the debt is still cheaper for taxpayers.
