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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.

Philadelphia,,Pa-,20,Dec,2016-,The,Septa,Regional,Train,Commuter
State and Local Politics and Policy
For Philadelphia Transit, a Canceled Project Could Be a Blessing
The scrubbed rail extension illustrates the financial crisis at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and at other transit agencies around the country. Still, some advocates say it’s an opportunity, too.
April 25, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
New Federal Program to Help Cities Plan ‘Thriving Neighborhoods’
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced an award of $21 million for 64 communities to coordinate transit, mobility, and land-use plans and navigate infrastructure funding opportunities.
April 21, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
New Evidence Links Transit Cuts With Poverty and Unemployment
When bus service was eliminated for five years in Clayton County, in the Atlanta metro area, residents endured substantial increases in poverty and unemployment rates.
April 18, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
Big Cities Crank Up Enforcement to Collect Dwindling Transit Fares
Agencies are spending new money — lots of it, in some cases — to crack down on fare evasion, with new fare gates, updated collection systems and beefed-up policing. But some experts question the cost.
April 12, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
Zoning Changes Have Small Impact on Housing Supply
A new report from the Urban Institute attempts to measure the impact of a broad array of zoning reforms on housing supply and cost. The effects are significant, but very small, researchers found.
April 10, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
Florida’s Republican-Led, Nearly Unanimous Housing Reforms
The state's lawmakers adopted a broad-based package of housing reforms in a fast-moving legislative session. But a provision that bans local rent control has angered tenant advocates.
April 5, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
How a Century of Transit Choices Courted ‘Disaster’
Decades of underinvestment in streetcar, bus and train service coupled with an increase in public funding and planning priorities to make roads fast, smooth and far-reaching, help explain today's transit situation.
March 31, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
Illinois Lawmakers Seek ‘Bold’ Plan for Chicago Area Transit
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is preparing a series of recommendations to address the transit fiscal cliff and governance challenges. State lawmakers told them to "be bold."
March 29, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
Lower Fare Revenue, Higher Costs: Transit Leaders Look Ahead
They have to maintain finances as they try to avoid damaging service cuts and, at the same time, push for new bus and train lines. That will require new ideas, because the old ways aren’t going to work.
March 28, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
What If City Renters Had More Political Power?
Kansas City tenants have formed a power base and are seeking equal footing with the forces that have traditionally defined how the city is governed.
March 23, 2023
 · Jared Brey
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