Ep. 025: How Land Use Policy Is Complicating Your Life

John Charles Jr is the President & CEO of the Cascade Policy Institute in Portland, Oregon. In this episode, we learn about his journey from Marxist environmental activist to leader in the free-market environmentalist movement. He and Garrett also discuss land use policy and how it affects individuals and economies. This is one of those policies that the average person doesn't know much about but that massively affects everyone's lives. This episode covers everything from zoning to lite rail to urban sprawl to the housing crisis. Listen in and tell your friends all about land use policy and how it's making their lives more expensive and difficult.  The Property & Environment Research Center (PERC) - formerly known as the Political Economy Research Center - based in Montana https://www.perc.org/    Cascade Policy Institute - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Policy_Institute    You can learn more about the Smart Growth movement at https://smartgrowthamerica.org/our-vision/what-is-smart-growth/    Patrick Moore - past president of Greenpeace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Moore_(consultant)    Bjorn Lomborg - author of The Skeptical Environmentalist - https://www.lomborg.com/skeptical-environmentalist   Read more about Performance Based Zoning - https://www.bdcnetwork.com/performance-based-zoning-us-cities-starting-loosen-zoning-regulations  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   You can support the Cardinal Institute by donating or following us on social media:    Donate: www.cardinalinstitute.com/donate Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cardinalinstitute Newsletter: www.cardinalinstitute.com/contact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosCMp86mjLbf8ZWfE5yS7Q Twitter: @CardinalWV Facebook: /CardinalInstitute/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardinal-institute-for-wv-policy/ Instagram: @teamcardinalwv