Marc Scribner
Senior Transportation Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Marc Scribner is a Senior Transportation Policy Analyst at Reason Foundation.
Scribner's work focuses on a variety of public policy issues related to transportation, land use, and urban growth, including infrastructure investment and operations, transportation safety and security, risk and regulation, privatization and public finance, urban redevelopment and property rights, and emerging transportation technologies such as automated road vehicles and unmanned aircraft systems. He frequently advises policymakers on these matters at the federal, state, and local levels.
Scribner has testified numerous times before Congress at the invitation of both Democrats and Republicans on issues including highway revenue collection, traffic congestion management, public transit productivity, freight rail regulation, airport financing, and air traffic control modernization. He is a member of the Transportation Research Board’s Standing Committee on Developments and Advancements in Transportation Technology Law.
He has appeared on television and radio programs in outlets such as Fox Business Network, National Public Radio, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and has also written for numerous publications, including USA Today, The Washington Post, Wired, CNN.com, MSNBC.com, Forbes, and National Review. And his work has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, Congressional Quarterly, Washington Monthly, POLITICO, CNN, Bloomberg, BBC, C-SPAN, and other print, television, and radio outlets.
Scribner joined Reason Foundation after more than a decade at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, where he was a senior fellow in transportation policy. He received his undergraduate degree in economics and philosophy from George Washington University.
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Colorado House Bill 26-1286 would effectively ban driverless commercial trucks
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, human error or misbehavior is a critical factor in more than 90% of motor vehicle crashes.
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Minnesota Senate File 4010 strikes an appropriate regulatory balance on autonomous vehicles
Senate File 4010 takes an appropriate regulatory approach that would enable access to this safety-enhancing technology in Minnesota.
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How to improve the federal mileage-based user fee grant program
Congress should build upon its past work of supporting propulsion-neutral alternatives to fuel taxes.
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Maryland House Bill 1295 establishes a balanced policy for automated driving systems
Maryland House Bill 1295 takes an appropriate approach to enabling access to this safety-enhancing technology.
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Minnesota House File 3513 strikes an appropriate balance on autonomous vehicle regulation
House File 3513 would enable better access to this safety-enhancing technology in Minnesota.
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Senate Bill 909 would improve the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles in Maryland
The legislation would create statewide rules for fully autonomous vehicles while aligning Maryland’s policy with established national safety standards.
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Serious safety concerns for travelers using Southern California’s airports
It should not take a deadly tragedy to spur the reforms needed in American air traffic control.
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Congress introduces bipartisan push to fix FCC satellite delays and bolster commercial space
The Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act would modernize the Federal Communications Commission’s satellite licensing procedures.
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Restoring robust hearing practices will protect consumers from defective aviation consumer protection regulations
The recent history of Section 41712 discretionary rulemaking suggests that regulatory analysis has not been sufficiently robust to avoid harm to consumers.
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FAA emergency order grounds flights for tens of thousands of travelers
Required flight cuts begin at 4% on Nov. 7, increase to 6% on Nov. 11, then 8% on Nov. 13, and finally peak at 10% on Nov. 14 and beyond.
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Comments to the Office of Science and Technology Policy on AI regulatory reform
A version of the following public comment letter was submitted to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on October 27, 2025.
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Democrats pivot on AI: Less regulation, more redistribution
The focus of Sen. Mark Kelly’s “AI for America” plan departs from other federal artificial intelligence policy proposals introduced by Democrats.
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Reforming the TSA so airport security isn’t impacted by government shutdowns
Congress should remove TSA's conflict of interest as both the provider and regulator of airport security.
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First look at the Trump administration’s transportation regulatory agenda
The Spring 2025 edition marks the first Unified Agenda publication of the second Trump administration.
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Recommendations for the surface transportation reauthorization bill
Reason Foundation’s recommendations for the 2026 surface transportation reauthorization bill were submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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A moratorium on state laws targeting AI would safeguard innovation and interstate commerce
A federal moratorium on bills singling out artificial intelligence would help ensure that the U.S. remains fertile ground for technological growth.
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Proposed EU Space Act threatens global space commerce
Several elements of the European Union's Space Act would unduly harm international competition and uniquely disadvantage American firms.
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Expanding automated track inspection can improve rail safety
Expanding the use of automation in track inspections will increase early defect detection and reduce defects over time.
