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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Private Buses and Jitneys Are Trying to Fill a Market Need
Private jitney buses in New Jersey are cheaper, faster and more accessible than public transit for some communities.
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Michigan Enacts Comprehensive Tolling Study
The law could provide a long-term solution to funding and modernizing Michigan’s highways, which are in poor condition
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Michigan Moves to Study Interstate Tolling As Way to Improve Highways
Tolling study should lead Michigan to develop sustainable funding streams for the highway infrastructure the state needs.
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In Coping With the Coronavirus Pandemic, Mass Transit Agencies May Need to Reinvent Themselves
Transit ridership had been declining for several years before coronavirus, and now the pandemic promises to challenge these systems for months to come, if not permanently.
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The CARES Act Funding for Transit Needs Oversight to Prevent Waste and Abuse
Congress has provided transit agencies with a massive windfall during the coronavirus pandemic, it now needs to conduct vigorous oversight of that spending.
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Infrastructure Stimulus Hasn’t Worked In The Past and Won’t Work Now
President Trump’s call for a $2 trillion infrastructure stimulus bill is not a strategic infrastructure plan.
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Importance of Interstate Highways, Shipping and Trucking Highlighted By COVID-19 Crisis
Right now, we're realizing how important freight infrastructure, truckers, delivery drivers and warehouse workers are to all of us.
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With Fewer Cars on the Roads, States Aim to Speed Up Construction Projects
Coronavirus shutdowns across the country are reducing vehicle traffic volumes by as much as 70 percent.
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Mass Transit Stimulus Spending Should Be Limited to Providing Operations, Focus on Transit-Dependent Riders
Federal lawmakers should specify a ceiling for total stimulus aid and provide monthly payments based on a calculation of the passenger revenue lost and the extra cleaning costs incurred by each system.