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Sprawl plagues once sleepy hamlets, as development follows highways and then builds new housing right to the edge of town. So Cambridge (pop. 7,000) drafted Warren Hanson, a former yoga teacher turned urban planner who champions livable, affordable neighborhoods, to fight back. In St. Peter, Minn., dubious officials watched Hanson on the council-chamber floor maneuvering toy cars and Styrofoam houses on a gigantic paper plan of a neighborhood. "That was when their light turned on that this could work," says city administrator Todd Prafke. "It's like the neighborhoods where they grew...
City bosses love their towns, says Hanson, 55, CEO of the nonprofit Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF). But new subdivisions are McMansion-studded culs-de-sac, "and their kids can't afford to live there anymore." He launched GMHF in 1996 to fight a housing shortage, applying New Urbanist principles to small towns. His portfolio is now up to 40 developments...
...University of Hartford. Harvard will return to the Ballymeade Country Club in April for the Ivy League Championships, where it hopes to repeat this weekend’s success. The Crimson will resume competition in the spring with the Brown Invitational on April 8. —ELYSE N. HANSON...
...Amanti (76), propelled Harvard up the standings, but William and Mary surpassed the Crimson in the end by two strokes. The Crimson has next weekend off and will play the final tournament of its fall season, the ECAC Championships, on Oct. 22 and 23. —ELYSE N. HANSON...
Every person who purchases a ticket to a Hanson concert during the tour will receive a complimentary “Best of Hanson: Live and Electric” CD. The collection features a few shocking covers, like U2’s “In a Little While,” amidst the many live recordings of Hanson hits such as, “Mmmbop,” “Where’s the Love,” and “I Will Come...