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Jake Blumgart

Senior Staff Writer

Jake Blumgart is a senior writer for Governing and covers transportation and infrastructure. He lives in Philadelphia. Follow him on Twitter at @jblumgart.

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State and Local Politics and Policy
Will Public Transit Get a Lift from Rising Ride-Share Prices?
As the economy reopens, there’s increased demand for Uber and Lyft, which are still short on riders. That may push some riders back to transit, but systems are still well under capacity.
May 24, 2021
 · Jake Blumgart
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Finance
The Economic Lessons Biden Learned from Obama and Roosevelt
America doesn’t hear about ‘shovel-ready’ or ‘New Deal’ work projects anymore because the Biden administration knows infrastructure spending doesn’t generate jobs in the short term. But it does create long-term economic development.
May 21, 2021
 · Jake Blumgart
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Housing and Urban Issues
Commuter Rail Reform Faces High Labor, Infrastructure Costs
The pandemic has broken commuter rail’s business model, which relies on boutique services for white collar workers. Fixing it means more trains, better platforms, high-tech fare systems and fewer workers. Can it be done?
May 19, 2021
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Chip Shortage Drives Hard Look at America’s Industrial Policy
The U.S. was once king of semiconductor manufacturing. Today, not so much. In an interview, Skanda Amarnath discusses what went wrong with our chip-making prowess and if government intervention is needed.
May 14, 2021
 · Jake Blumgart
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Can Pete Buttigieg Really Change Transportation Policy?
The U.S. Department of Transportation isn’t considered one of the federal government’s stronger agencies. But change and innovation has happened in recent years and could accelerate under new leadership and with more money.
May 07, 2021
 · Jake Blumgart
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Finance
Biden Seeks Unprecedented Investment in Passenger Rail
The president is famous for his love of riding trains. He's ready to put serious money into the Amtrak system, proposing billions more than have been spent throughout its entire 50-year history.
April 30, 2021
 · Jake Blumgart
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Housing and Urban Issues
Does the Federal Housing Policy Do Enough to Stop Evictions?
New research calls into question the efficacy of America’s largest affordable housing program. Among working-class families, one in four renter households paid over half their income in rent in 2017.
April 26, 2021
 · Jake Blumgart
The front car of a train stopped at the station with people walking past it on the platform.
State and Local Politics and Policy
Taking the ‘Commuter’ Out of America’s Rail Systems
While the plunge in ridership has left some wondering if commuter rail is dying, others see a rare opportunity to reinvent the suburb-to-city service into something very different. But it won’t be cheap or easy.
April 23, 2021
 · Jake Blumgart
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