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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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.
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Proposed I-5 express lanes would help Southern California’s drivers and economy
Express lanes would reduce congestion along the I-5 corridor. Less stop-and-go traffic also means the project would reduce emissions.
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Mileage-based user fees without GPS might be the best step to replace fuel taxes
Odometer readings could replace fuel taxes today in many states with no new technology needed.
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Low tech mileage-based user fee options
Mileage-based user fees are the most promising replacement for the fuel tax, which is no longer a sustainable way to fund roads and highways.
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Indiana becomes first state to approve interstate tolling to rebuild highways
As the fuel tax produces less revenue, Indiana’s interstate highways are also reaching the end of their design life.
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Annual Surface Transportation Infrastructure Report 2025
It was a strong year for global public-private partnership activity with 43 surface transportation project closings worth $11.9 billion.
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28th Annual Highway Report: Executive summary of findings and state rankings
The Annual Highway Report examines every state's road pavement and bridge conditions, traffic fatalities, congestion delays, spending per mile, administrative costs, and more.
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Maryland House Bill 1457 would replace the fuel tax with a mileage-based user fee
The legislation begins the needed process of transitioning Maryland to a more sustainable road funding mechanism.
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Transportation revenue options in Maryland
Maryland needs to replace the fuel tax with a new more sustainable revenue source.
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New York has chance to improve congestion pricing plan
Focusing on generating revenue to bail out the transit system instead of traffic management was always going to reduce the program’s effectiveness in New York City.
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What does the failure of suburban Atlanta transportation referendums mean for transit?
Since voters are not interested in increasing their sales tax rate, county governments must fund transit through other means, probably general budget appropriations.
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Washington state should transition from gas tax to a road usage charge
Washington House Bill 1921 would authorize a statewide road usage charge to replace the state gas tax.
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As carpooling declines, states should convert HOV lanes to high-occupancy toll lanes
Drivers, transit users, and states would benefit from converting failing carpool lanes into high-occupancy toll lanes.
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Georgia Referendum A would raise personal property tax exemption
Georgia Referendum A would increase the personal property tax exemption from $7,500 to $20,000.
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Georgia Amendment 2 would create the Georgia Tax Court
Georgia Amendment 2 would transition the role of the Georgia Tax Tribunal, which is housed in the executive branch, to the Georgia Tax Court, which would be housed in the judicial branch.
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Georgia Amendment 1 would create a local homestead property tax exemption
Georgia Amendment 1 would allow counties to reduce the amount of property taxes that a homeowner pays on their primary residence.
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Massachusetts Question 3 would authorize a union and collective bargaining for ride-hail drivers
The new labor framework would be overseen by state regulators, who would approve agreements between the parties.
