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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Examining the increase in traffic fatalities and surge in dangerous driving
This troubling upward trend in dangerous driving during the COVID-19 pandemic must be analyzed to better understand the causes and evaluate the effectiveness of potential safety countermeasures.
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As more states legalize marijuana, the Department of Transportation looks to change drug testing policies
Drug tests for marijuana use continue to reflect a bygone zero-tolerance approach and fail to reliably detect on-duty use and intoxication.
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The real danger of mandatory reciprocal switching is freight rail stagnation
The Surface Transportation Board should not amend its reciprocal switching regulations until it can credibly show that the benefits would exceed the costs.
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Recalibrating expectations for the true potential of automated vehicles
We will be dealing with a large amount of uncertainty about both AV technology and policy for some time.
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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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Congress’ failure to enact an automated vehicle regulatory framework is an opportunity for states
Automated vehicles (AVs) present many challenges to the automotive regulatory ecosystem and current policy must be updated to accommodate them.
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Biden administration spent 2021 placing regulatory burdens on the transportation sector
Biden's regulatory policies are not likely to improve the short-run operations of U.S. transportation networks that face unprecedented challenges, and many are likely to raise costs and hurt performance over the long-run.
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Why is the Biden administration opposing railroad safety improvements?
In essence, a safety regulator has adopted a position against improved safety.
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There are no quick and easy fixes to our supply chain challenges
For now, policymakers should be vigilant about avoiding well-meaning but counterproductive policy responses and, instead, work to improve long-run supply chain resilience by jettisoning existing harmful government policies.
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New York City’s misguided automated vehicle rules
The new rule means automated vehicle developers would face legal uncertainty and may be deterred from testing their technologies in the city at all.
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The Senate’s infrastructure bill largely ignores automated vehicles
Congress should act quickly to pass narrowly tailored automated vehicles legislation to ensure U.S.-based AV developers are not at a disadvantage in the increasingly competitive global AV marketplace.
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Unified Agenda Offers Good Look at Biden’s Transportation Regulatory Priorities
We know from the latest Unified Agenda that USDOT under President Biden has at least 27 newly planned regulations.
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Increasing Access to Cars Advances More Equitable Outcomes
The challenge going forward is how to increase auto access to the remaining households that presently lack access to vehicles.
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Private Activity Bonds Can Spur Infrastructure Investment
Congress could promote more private investment in public-purpose surface transportation infrastructure by harnessing the potential of private capital and project management expertise.
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The Problematic Equity Case for Mass Transit
A large body of research suggests something quite different: access to private automobiles—not transit—is a powerful social equalizer.
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Congress Should Modernize Regulatory Authorities to Support Automated Vehicle Development
Automated vehicles have great potential to improve safety, mobility, and access for Americans.
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Right Now, Infrastructure Policy Should Focus on Fixing and Maintaining What We Have
Congress should focus on maintaining and modernizing existing infrastructure under a “fix it first” strategy.