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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The gas tax is no longer a reliable revenue source
But many states aren't testing mileage-based user fees or looking for replacements to fuel taxes.
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President Biden’s gas tax holiday is a bad idea
Biden's suggested fuel tax holiday is unlikely to reduce prices at the pump but could blow a hole in the federal Highway Trust Fund.
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Calls for Atlanta to cut bus services for transit-dependent riders in order to build rail for higher-income groups
MARTA is correct to focus its limited resources on providing quality bus services to people who rely on transit in their daily lives.
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Bus rapid transit systems need to use transit signal priority
On average, bus travel times are reduced by 15% and key intersection delays are reduced by 50% when using transit signal priority.
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How to make overdue reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act
“CEQA is the law that swallowed California."
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Steps metro governments can take to address housing affordability, skyrocketing prices
Local governments need to make changes to zoning laws, building-approval processes, and height limits that prevent more housing from hitting the market.
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California drivers pay nation’s highest gas taxes for roads and bridges in poor condition
In addition to the 18.4 cents a gallon federal fuel tax, California’s drivers pay 51.1 cents per gallon in state gas taxes, plus state and local sales taxes.
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Another congressional hearing, but few improvements at WMATA
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's board is fundamentally flawed.
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Arizona’s kids need expanded transportation options to get to the schools of their choice
Some of Arizona’s highest-quality schools are unable to offer student transportation thanks to outdated state laws.
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Pittsburgh bridge collapse highlights how governments put off infrastructure repairs and maintenance
Consistently deferring repairs and maintenance can lead to disaster.
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RAISE transportation grants go to non-transportation projects in committee members’ congressional districts
Of the 90 projects funded with Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grants in 2021, only nine projects (10%) were national in nature.
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Youngkin should prioritize modernizing Virginia’s transportation funding sources
Virginia’s highway system is lagging behind neighboring Atlantic states.
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Texas Central shouldn’t get a $12 billion taxpayer-backed loan
The Houston-Dallas proposal has long been sold to the public as a privately financed high-speed rail system that doesn't need taxpayers' money.
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California legislature was wise not to issue the remaining $4 billion of high-speed rail bonds
Without the bond proceeds, the California High-Speed Rail Authority will not be able to meet its intermediate objective of establishing service along 171 miles of electrified track between Merced and Bakersfield.
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Texas Supreme Court Says Company Can Use Eminent Domain For Houston-Dallas High-Speed Train
While Texas Central is promising to benefit travelers going back and forth between Houston and Dallas, it would do so by interrupting the lives and livelihoods of many Texans living and farming along the route.
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Transit Agencies Too Often Favor Choice Riders at Expense of Transit Dependent Riders
Mass transit funding and development policies cater to wealthier, choice riders who should be paying the full costs of the transit service, while those who can barely afford transit service are losing essential routes between their homes and workplaces.
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Sales Taxes Are the Most Regressive Source of Transportation Funding
Roads and highways should be paid for by their users.
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Bus Rapid Transit Provides Cost-Effective Mass Transit Options
For many high-density corridors, bus rapid transit is going to be a better, more cost-effective option than rail.