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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Blame Poor Management for Atlanta Airport’s Inability to Handle Adversity
One of the busiest airports in the world was embarrassed by a power outage and struggles to handle two inches of snow.
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The Bay Area Needs Another Bridge
Seventy-four percent of Bay Area voters said they were willing to pay higher bridge tolls if the tolls funded large-scale projects aimed at improving traffic.
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Fixing Transit Service In and Around the New York City Suburbs
The subway is in crisis and leaders need to look at transit options that could provide immediate choices to workers in the region.
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How Republican Tax Reform Could Cause You to Sit in More Traffic
The House bill makes the mistake of killing tax-exempt private activity bonds for transportation projects. Killing these bonds will destabilize bond markets and derail infrastructure projects across the country.
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Annual Privatization Report 2017 — Surface Transportation
Developments in long-term public private partnerships for highways and surface transportation projects.
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Gateway Program is Largely Local
Largely local project should be funded primarily by local government.
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Southern California’s Transit Agencies Need to Evolve
By transitioning to service managers, transit agencies can match customers and service providers.
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Widening of Alabama Bridge Shows Private Infrastructure Ownership Works
Private owner is widening bridge and discounting tolls during construction.
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Practical Strategies Can Reduce Atlanta’s Road Congestion
Variably-priced toll lanes can reduce congestion and improve transit service.
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Customers Want Cheap flights, not Congressional Regulation of Airlines
Airline deregulation has led to more flights at lower prices.
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Use Priorities, Metrics, Partnerships to Fix Roads
California needs a metric-driven approach to transportation spending to improve conditions of roadways.
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Don’t Let Special Interests Hijack the Reconstruction of I-70 in Colorado
Two lawmakers in Colorado's House have proposed a new environmental study of project approved by mayors.
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