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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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Housing and Urban Issues
What Can Cities Learn from Kansas City’s Fare-Free Transit Program?
It became the biggest city in the U.S. to eliminate fares system-wide in 2020. But Kansas City’s experience has some unique local factors that don’t necessarily point the way for other cities to follow suit.
Nov. 29, 2022
 · Jared Brey
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Finance
Cities Like Vacancy Taxes, Despite Mixed Results
Voters in San Francisco and Berkeley, Calif., approved new taxes on vacant dwellings. Meant to tame speculation and increase supply for renters, the measures have raised revenue in other cities but the impact on housing markets remains unclear.
Nov., 18, 2022
 · Jared Brey
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Trends
Rail Workers Want Tracks Publicly Owned. Is That So Radical?
A coalition of railroad workers unions says the biggest rail companies in the U.S. have become far too focused on profits, and is calling for public ownership of rail infrastructure across North America.
Nov. 16, 2022
 · Jared Brey
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State and Local Politics and Policy
How Election Day Shows the Fluid Politics of Housing
Bond initiatives to support affordable housing both won and lost on Tuesday night, and political races around the country could have big implications for housing policy.
Nov. 14, 2022
 · Jared Brey
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Mixed Results for City Initiatives as Local Election Results Trickle In
Results were still pending in the biggest races of the night, but a major initiative to raise taxes for transit projects failed in Orange County, Fla., while early results for a “mansion tax” in L.A. showed promise.
Nov. 9, 2022
 · Jared Brey
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State and Local Politics and Policy
2022 Midterms: Local Government Elections to Watch
Los Angeles and Austin will elect new mayors; Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is facing a Republican challenger; and San Francisco will get a new D.A. after recalling its last one. These are the local races to watch next week.
Nov. 4, 2022
 · Jared Brey
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Finance
Why Are U.S. Transit Projects So Costly? This Group Is on the Case.
The U.S. is one of the most expensive countries in the world for building transit, according to the Transit Costs Project. A research group at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management is working to understand why.
Nov. 1, 2022
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
The Elusive Deal to Restore Amtrak Service on the Gulf Coast
Twice-daily service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., would boost travel alternatives, help the economy and attract tourism dollars. But finalizing a deal with the freight operators that own the tracks has proven difficult.
Oct. 28, 2022
 · Jared Brey
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Local Ballot Measures Underscore California’s Housing Crisis
Taxes on mansions and vacant properties, rent control policies, and record-breaking housing bonds: Californians are throwing everything at the wall this November.
Oct. 21, 2022
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
Three Transportation Measures to Watch This November
The ballot proposals include a tax on millionaires in Massachusetts, bus system improvements in the Detroit region and a penny sales tax in Orange County, Fla.
Oct. 19, 2022
 · Jared Brey
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