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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.

Sunrise over a suburb.
Housing and Urban Issues
Oregon City Explores New Ways to Develop Senior Housing
Beaverton, Ore., is looking for new ways to support cooperative housing development for senior residents. It’s among 50 finalist cities in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge.
July 18, 2025
 · Jared Brey
Traffic on Interstate 5 in Portland, Oregon.
Infrastructure
How Oregon’s Ambitious Transportation Plan Went Nowhere
A deal that would have raised billions for the state’s roads, bridges and transit imploded in the last days of the legislative session. The path forward isn’t clear, but layoff notices are already going out.
July 11, 2025
 · Jared Brey
A sprawling suburb.
Housing and Urban Issues
Will California’s Weaker Environmental Rules Spur Housing Production?
The landmark environmental bill, CEQA, has been credited with preventing irreversible damage to natural habitats. But it’s also provided an avenue for resistant neighbors to block new housing in urban areas.
July 10, 2025
 · Jared Brey
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Magazine
Texas Cities Encourage and Cope With Massive Growth
The growth of cities between San Antonio and Austin, separated by 75 miles, is creating one massive metro region.
Summer 2025
 · Jared Brey
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Magazine
Why Municipal Bonds Have Been Tax Free for a Century
State and local leaders have billions of reasons to worry Congress could end the tax exemption for municipal bond investors.
Summer 2025
 · Jared Brey
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Housing and Urban Issues
How Oregon’s Housing Bonds Outperformed Expectations
A 2018 housing bond in the Portland region has helped produce more units than it initially promised to voters. But the region’s affordability and homelessness problems are still worsening.
June 25, 2025
 · Jared Brey
A station in the Chicago subway system
Transportation
Chicago’s Transit Systems Face a Fiscal Cliff
Local transit agencies are facing a budget gap of nearly $800 million. The Illinois Senate has passed a bill to provide nearly double that amount and overhaul the systems but the House has not yet acted.
June 23, 2025
 · Jared Brey
California state Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, talks to members of the state Senate on Aug. 31, 2022, in Sacramento. Wiener's SB 1047 wold impose new regulations on artificial intelligence developers who do business in California. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee/TNS)
Housing and Urban Issues
Ambitious Housing Proposals Are Passing Across the Country
State lawmakers have passed dozens of bills aimed at promoting housing supply and affordability this year, with significant proposals awaiting final approval in Texas and California.
June 18, 2025
 · Jared Brey
James Solomon at a press conference in Jersey City. He's running for mayor
Housing and Urban Issues
Several Cities Block AI-Powered Rent Gouging
Cities are banning landlords from setting rental prices based on algorithms and non-public data, which tenants complain have led to drastic spikes.
June 10, 2025
 · Jared Brey
New Jersey U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-11, is pictured speaking in 2019.
Politics
New Jersey's Surprisingly Wide-Open Race for Governor
History suggests Republicans have a real shot, despite the state's blue leanings. In San Antonio, the mayoral election is also turning on partisan concerns.
June 05, 2025
 · Jared Brey
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