Weekend video: Moving beyond the freeway

Urban freeways have been the norm for decades in this country. But when they come down, it hasn’t been the end of the world for those cities.

In fact, in the neighborhoods where the freeways were removed, tearing down the structures brought a renaissance to the area. Streetfilms took a look at past and future freeway removal projects.

Do you think any of Washington’s freeways should be on that list? The Congress for New Urbanism lists the Southeast Freeway and 11th Street Bridges as number 10 on their list of “Freeways Without Futures.”