Baruch Feigenbaum
Senior Managing Director, Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation
Baruch Feigenbaum is senior managing director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation and lead author of Reason's Annual Highway Report.
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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Annual Privatization Report 2021 — Surface Transportation
This report examines recent trends and developments in public-private partnerships for surface transportation projects.
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Remembering David Hartgen
The former professor and policy analyst made a major impact on the transportation world.
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How to Address Drivers’ Concerns About Toll Roads and Bridges
State leaders need to address drivers' concerns about the tolls they pay and where the money goes.
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Biden Administration’s Civil Rights Review of I-45 Project In Houston Could Threaten Infrastructure Projects Everywhere
The Biden administration took the unusual step of pausing a Houston highway widening project by using a provision of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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To Repair Its Deficient Bridges, Pennsylvania Should Embrace Value-Added Tolling
PennDOT and public-private partnerships can fully address concerns about wasteful government spending, double taxation, and the fairness of tolling.
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Improve Efficiency in Transportation Funding By Using a Metric-Driven Process
A national metric could be modeled after North Carolina and Virginia, which utilize effective, objective project selection processes.
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An Overview of Using Public-Private Partnerships to Build or Modernize Highways
Outlining five significant advantages of using P3s to build and operate transportation infrastructure.
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Streamline the TIFIA Process to Fund Key Infrastructure Projects
The Department of Transportation should approve all projects that meet TIFIA criteria.
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Congressional Testimony: How Federal Transit Policy Needs to Change
Recommendations for adjusting mass transit policy to reflect long-term ridership trends and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact.