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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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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California needs to quicken efforts to replace the gas tax
It’s time for California to be more forward-thinking in its road usage charge program by opening it up to more drivers and moving more quickly to a long-term replacement for gas taxes.
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Examining the safety and modernization efforts needed to protect bridges after the Key Bridge collapse
The Key Bridge, and most other bridges built then, lacked concrete structures commonly referred to as "dolphins," which act as bumpers to prevent boats from hitting critical bridge support structures.
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Express bus service would serve Wisconsin better than proposed commuter rail line
Milwaukee’s bus ridership is 57 times higher than the most optimistic projected commuter rail numbers.
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As California tries to meet climate goals, the state’s roads could get even worse
California policymakers should replace the gas tax with road charges dedicated to maintaining and repairing roads and bridges.
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Billions in federal rail grants offer more political benefits than infrastructure improvements
From a taxpayer perspective, most rail projects receiving funding from these programs are seriously flawed.
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Playing politics with a Virginia toll road
Infrastructure should be paid for by its users.
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Florida counties need to take a new approach to transit services
Five actions that Sarasota and Manatee counties can take to improve transit.
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Washington state’s road user charge needs to replace gas tax, not promote political goals
Throughout the country, individual states and multistate coalitions are testing the viability of using per-mile charging to replace the state gas taxes drivers pay.
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The redesign of DC’s bus system is needed, but it leaves many questions
The agency seems to be adding bus services designed for a previous era.
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Californians are paying high gas taxes for bad roads
California’s roads and bridges rank 47th out of 50 states overall in cost-effectiveness, safety, and condition.
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Tennessee Gov. Lee signs significant transportation bill with choice lanes
No state has attacked traffic congestion in the systematic, statewide manner that Tennessee did with its Transportation Modernization Act.
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The SMART grant process isn’t transparent or serving federal taxpayers’ interests
Taxpayers should have a clear explanation of the national infrastructure interests advanced by federal SMART grants.
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Examining Maryland’s options after Transurban exits toll lanes project
Finding a way to revive the managed lanes public-private partnership to transfer risk from taxpayers and to provide more transit options for commuters should be the goal.
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FHWA administrators want to stop humorous traffic safety messages
Researchers are still trying to evaluate the effectiveness of direct message signs on highways.
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Pennsylvania finalizes public-private partnership deal to rebuild nine highway bridges
The Major Bridges P3 deal is the state's latest use of public-private partnerships to repair, rebuild and modernize bridges.
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Long-range transportation plans need to be grounded in reality
Scenario planning is only effective if transportation planners utilize realistic user and budget scenarios with solid data.
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Federal RAISE grants continue to fail to prioritize key transportation projects
Of the 166 projects awarded RAISE grants, just over half were directly related to transportation.