In reply to mplsjaromir.

St. Louis Park was not, for the most part. Nor was most of the first ring. Hence, as in the City of Minneapolis, you do have parcels that were taken for construction and widening, and much closer proximity between freeway and homes.

These inner-ring cities pay very similar trade-off as Minneapolis neighborhoods -- more mobility, but loss of residents, taxbase, neighborhood grid, and air pollution/noise impacts.

But, arguably even outer-ring suburbs pay a sacrifice in terms of land space versus property potential. (Especially as modern suburban freeways gobble up way more land.) It's just more clearly outweighed by the mobility benefit.