Originally Posted by anielsen

I like in Oakwood and commute to Area A sometimes. It's about 13 miles each way for me, all but about 4 miles on trail and the street riding is residential.

The paths are not plowed in the winter, and while we don't typically get lots of snow, unplowed snow does not melt quickly. Residential side streets can also be a mess in the winter, also unplowed (I'm looking at you Kettering).

We chose Oakwood because it's a very walkable community. Our child is in elementary school and there are no school buses because all the children walk; and the city plows the sidewalks in the winter to make up for it. Most of the community wide events are so close that we can either walk or bike.