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.
-
Uncertain Funding, Rising Costs and Long Delays–Just Another Day for California High-Speed Rail
While rail proponents grumble about delay in electrification funds, a new report suggests building parts of system will cost 50% more than estimated.
-
Texas High-speed Rail Promises Collapse Under Scrutiny
Texas Central keeps insisting its project will be privately funded but with upside down numbers taxpayers are at real risk.
-
Adding Toll Lanes to the I-405 In Orange County Is a Good First Step
Orange County needs a network of variably-priced toll lanes to provide option of uncongested travel
-
New Jersey Transit’s Biggest Issue is Poor Management and a Lack of Innovation
Improving management oversight and using innovation to improve transit should be top priorities for agency
-
Legislators Push For Gas Tax Increase Instead of Cutting Bloated Bureaucracy
Plans have been introduced to raise $7.4 billion for transportation funding, mostly by raising the gas tax 17 cents a gallon.