Originally Posted by filtersweep
I live in Mpls- as far southwest as possible, and ride 20 miles to as far east in St. Paul (almost to 3M). The key is finding safe routes. It might not be the most direct route- but I also like to get a workout in.
Where are you riding from and where are you headed... there is always a way.
I am duly impressed; SW Mpls to 3M area. That is quite a route but then you have the Greenway etc. correct?
I am coming up from Burnsville, so the first obstacle is 35W - bikes are not allowed of course. ;(
and going into Bloomington Towers area. So there are plenty of back streets across Bloomington; but that will be more prone to conflicts with the early morning commuters that back-out of the driveway never looking for traffic. Hence the question about bike routes and streets.
I concede that I will need to transport my bike from Burnsville to a parking spot on the north side of the river and then ride from that point to work. That would give me about an 8 mile commute; not too bad for an old fart.
