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Ditch the car? Dying suburbs revived by walking

A decade ago, the small town of Woodstock, Ga., began taking action against an ugly force threatening its very core: suburban sprawl, whose serpentine streets and isolating cookie-cutter homes were squeezing the edges of its historic—but outdated and quiet—downtown district. “We didn’t want that type of development,” said Brian Stockton, director of Woodstock’s office of … Continue reading →