Baruch Feigenbaum
Senior Managing Director, Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation
Baruch Feigenbaum is Senior Managing Director of Transportation Policy at Reason Foundation.
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The Flaws In a Study Linking Ridesharing and Traffic Fatalities
The report should address questions about vehicle-miles traveled as well as urban and rural fatality rates.
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Cars, Mass Transit and the Efforts to Reduce Emissions
Investments in mass transit ought to be more selective and focused on expanding and maintaining ridership in areas with high rates of transit ridership by operating more heavily during times of greater demand.
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Jitneys Could Help Provide a Critical Mass Transit Options in Miami
The city has a successful low-cost private jitney industry frequented by immigrants and minorities that could help increase transit ridership rates at a minimal cost to taxpayers.
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Technology Is Revolutionizing Transportation and Microtransit
Microtransit is a relatively recent phenomenon that allows customers to reserve trips online or through a mobile interface and uses software algorithms to map out dynamic service routes.
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Mileage-Based User Fees Are a Promising Successor to the Gas Tax
The United States needs a new funding policy to fund its surface transportation network.
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It Will Hurt, but it is Time for California to Walk Away from High-Speed Rail Fiasco
Reality has failed to live up to the state’s promises.
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How Georgia Is Creating the Foundation For a Successful Regional Transportation System
Georgia faces the prospect of millions of new residents by 2040 and needs a comprehensive infrastructure plan.
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Self-Driving Cars Can Deliver Huge Safety Gains If We Resist the Urge to Overregulate Them
While Florida has avoided some of the onerous regulations found in California and Nevada, its current legislation is far from perfect for automated-vehicle testing.
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California’s Prop. 69 Puts Focus on How State Spends Transportation Funds
Money raised for roads and highways should be used to maintain and upgrade roads and highways.
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Mileage-Based User Fees Can Replace Gas Taxes, Eventually
States need to continue testing and developing vehicle-miles traveled fee systems.
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Los Angeles has the World’s Worst Traffic Congestion — Again
L.A. tops the list for gridlock for the sixth straight year.
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Ride-Pooling Helps Consumers and Local Economies
“Ride-pooling” is one of the fastest growing areas of ridesharing and is part of sustainable transportation planning.
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Beware of Politicians Claiming Transit Projects Will Deliver Traffic Congestion Relief
The biggest reason transit does not reduce congestion is induced demand.
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Has Good News and Bad News for California’s Highways
California ranks 42nd in the nation in overall highway conditions and cost-effectiveness, with poor rankings in urban traffic congestion and pavement condition.
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Trump’s infrastructure plan is good and bad news for California’s tired, out-of-shape highways
If the plan moves ahead and major parts of the Trump administration’s plan are passed into law, it will shift a lot of the burden for funding infrastructure onto state and local governments.
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan is Good and Bad News for California’s Tired, Out-of-Shape Highways
California will need to seriously dedicate itself to maximizing taxpayers’ dollars and prioritizing transportation projects.
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Georgia Shouldn’t Rush Transit Legislation
Getting the transit plan right is more important than rushing it.
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Has Several Good Elements
Shifting federal transportation policy in some ways that would give states more freedom to operate their roadway systems.