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Governing Senior Staff Writer Jared Brey

Jared Brey

Senior Staff Writer

Jared Brey is a senior writer for Governing, covering transportation, housing and infrastructure. He previously worked for PlanPhilly, Philadelphia magazine, and Next City, and his work has appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Bloomberg CityLab, Dwell, and other publications. He is a contributing editor at Landscape Architecture Magazine, and he lives in South Philadelphia. Follow him on Twitter at @jaredbrey.

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Transportation
Maryland Budget Cuts Spell More Trouble for Transit
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore promised to revive long-neglected transit projects when he took office earlier this year. Instead, he’s now proposing broad-based transportation cuts.
Dec. 19, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Transportation
Minnesota's Top Transit Agency Tries New Approaches to Public Safety
Metro Transit in Minneapolis-St. Paul is using new methods of fare enforcement, as well as partnering with social service nonprofits, in an effort to combat open drug use and generally make trains feel safer.
Dec. 14, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Infrastructure
WeWork Went Bankrupt but Flexible Office Space Remains a Growing Force
The company controls millions of square feet of offices, so its struggles will surely cause more headaches for landlords. But the model it pioneered remains attractive.
Dec. 11, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Transportation
Cities Hope AI Camera Enforcement Can Improve Bus Service
Philadelphia, New York and Washington, D.C., are using bus-mounted cameras with AI technology to better enforce parking violations, hoping to clear transit lanes of vehicles and make public transit faster and safer.
Dec. 5, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Infrastructure
Infrastructure Funds Are Flowing, but Impact Won’t Be Known for Years
Adie Tomer, a senior fellow at Brookings Metro, says implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is on track. But it will take years to understand its economic impact.
Nov. 28, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Infrastructure
Just a ‘Bump in the Road’ for Offshore Wind?
The cancellation of two of the biggest offshore wind projects in the east highlights challenges in the fledgling industry and the obstacles to coastal states’ clean energy goals.
Nov. 22, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Infrastructure
Say Goodbye to the Last City-Owned Interstate Railroad
Voters backed the sale of Cincinnati Southern Railway, the only city-owned interstate railroad in the country. The city plans to put $1.6 billion from the sale into a trust fund for infrastructure maintenance.
Nov. 20, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Transportation
Cities Plan Safer Streets With Boost from Infrastructure Bill
The Safe Streets for All program is awarding millions of dollars directly to cities and counties to improve roadways for all users. Many are applying multiple times.
Nov. 14, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Transportation
Navigating the Fiscal Crisis in Public Transit
Two transportation-focused think tanks held back-to-back events last week, bringing transit advocates, scholars and industry leaders together to discuss solutions for the fiscal cliff many agencies are facing.
Nov. 13, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Transportation
Fare-Capping Policies May Increase Transit Ridership
New research suggests that transit agencies see ridership gains when they adopt monthly fare-capping policies, which are primarily intended to make fares more equitable.
Nov. 7, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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