Blake is a Regional Transportation Planner II at NMCOG, having joined in August 2023 as a Regional Transit Planner. At the agency, Blake supports a range of regional transportation planning projects and programs, including supporting the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA). His work includes maintaining transit system data, ensuring compliance with federal and state requirements such as Title VI, Federal Transit Administration, Americans with Disabilities Act, and National Transit Database. reporting. He also conducts analyses of ridership trends and operations and serves as a liaison with municipalities, regional partners, and advocacy organizations.
Before joining NMCOG, Blake was a transit analyst at the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization. There, he led projects on curb management and assisted the MBTA with updating their Title VI policy and conducting equity analyses.
Blake holds a Bachelor's in geography from the University of Missouri, earned in 2018, where he specialized in GIS, planning, and transportation. He later completed his Master's in transportation geography in 2020 at The Ohio State University. During this period, he researched and published on the impact of bus rapid transit on property values.