Moderator

Date and Time: Monday, July 18: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Garden 1-3

Baruch Feigenbaum

Senior Managing Director, Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION

Disruption has defined our world over the last few years and continues to influence policy decision-making at all levels. Currently, major challenges in supply chains, public health, the economy, and environment have the attention of our public officials. Given this policy landscape, what is a desirable approach towards AV policy development and innovation?

We have also seen a once in a generation investment in the Nation’s transportation infrastructure through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. How does this point to opportunities for bringing AVs into a future that supports improved outcomes in safety, equity, mobility, and the environment?

This session will focus on how AV policy-making fits into our ‘new normal’ and will include policymakers from all levels of government to tackle these important
questions. Discussion topics will include the following:
• What is the current State and local policy environment for AVs and where are the opportunities and challenges now?
• How does the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provide opportunities for AVs and where are the policy priorities for the Federal
government?
• What have we learned from previous policy development and how has it led us to the current state of practice on AV testing and deployment?
• What are the continuing policy research needs and where should public agencies and industry collaborate?

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

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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