Charles Gardner
- Research Fellow
Charles Gardner is a Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center whose research focuses on planning law and housing affordability. During a career as an attorney devoted primarily to the practice of civil litigation, he nurtured an interest in cities and urban planning which he developed into an area of expertise through his work at the Old Urbanist blog and his involvement in state and local policy and planning. In particular, Charlie works on zoning and land use issues as a local elected official and as an active participant in state policymaking, where he serves on the Connecticut State Advisory Committee (SAC) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Commission on Connecticut’s Development and Future (CCDF).
Latest Work
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2024
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Urban Minimum Lot Sizes: Their Background, Effects, and Avenues to Reform
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Allowing More Housing Would Contribute To Housing Affordability In Massachusetts
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Tell It to the Judge: New Lawsuits Take Exclusionary Zoning to Court | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Cataloguing California’s Cornucopia of Land Use Legislation | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Other Cities Show Housing Abundance Is Key to Affordability | Banker & Tradesman
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
The Benefits of Transit-Oriented Zoning Reform
Latest Work
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2024
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Urban Minimum Lot Sizes: Their Background, Effects, and Avenues to Reform
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Allowing More Housing Would Contribute To Housing Affordability In Massachusetts
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Tell It to the Judge: New Lawsuits Take Exclusionary Zoning to Court | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Cataloguing California’s Cornucopia of Land Use Legislation | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Other Cities Show Housing Abundance Is Key to Affordability | Banker & Tradesman
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
The Benefits of Transit-Oriented Zoning Reform
Latest Work
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2024
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Urban Minimum Lot Sizes: Their Background, Effects, and Avenues to Reform
Latest Work
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Allowing More Housing Would Contribute To Housing Affordability In Massachusetts
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
The Benefits of Transit-Oriented Zoning Reform
Latest Work
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Tell It to the Judge: New Lawsuits Take Exclusionary Zoning to Court | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Cataloguing California’s Cornucopia of Land Use Legislation | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary