It’s a common story around the Sun Belt: Rural hamlet near larger town blinks and finds it’s now a booming suburb in the orbit of a much larger, sprawling city. Where does it go from here, asks Mary Newsom of UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute. Should it encourage more sprawling, car-oriented neighborhoods and shopping centers? Or look to the past, steering development to walkable shopping districts with a mix of uses? Ms. Newsom looks at the case of Matthews, which she says is at a crossroads. Read more in REAL ESTATE & HOME»