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8 INNEAPOLIS' Since the Rail Corridor Was Since the rail corridor was originally dug as a trench through Minneapolis 100 years ago, the Midtown Greenway today mostly travels below street level; (at right) Ted Duepner, one of many winter warriors who brave the trail no MINNEAPOLIS’ matter the weather. DAVE GLAD DAVE 8 railstotrails u winter.13 SUPER By Karen Asp Suffi ce to say that cycling in the snow has never crossed my radar. I’m a fair-weather cyclist who hangs up her Sbike when the mercury starts dipping. Until, that is, I arrive in Minneapolis in January. Th e day I ride the city’s famed 5.5-mile Midtown Greenway, snow is pouring from the sky and a wicked wind is blowing it sideways. >> The Midtown Greenway: ELLIE KINGSBURY; INSET: KROACH/VEER INSET: ELLIE KINGSBURY; SUPERHIGHWAY railstotrails u winter.13 9 ail y. 35 tr w ake k cedar l P Midtown od wo l n kenwood Franklin Ave. S.E. Greenway i e 94 a K park r 55 94 t h t W. Franklin Ave. E. Franklin Ave. East Ri Total trail length: r . hiawatha lrt trail 94 o y Map Illustration 5.5 miles w Seabury A ver Pkwy w k l P a i Trail surface: s t n e by Danielle Marks l . o e Asphalt s MINNEAPOLIS ve. s I k e e W. 24th St. E. 24th St. h n t Other trails Cedar Minnehaha A M f 26th A Bloomington A 18th A 27th A 29th A n o e. 30th A ississippi River i Danielle Marks Design Lake e Av k a m L ve. S. ve. S. ve. S. ve. S. 364 Lakeview Drive Trail access ve. S. Columbus A Chicago A ennepin Park A ve. point Lake H W. 26th St. E. 26th St . Nicollet A Hartfield, VA 23071-3110 ve. S. of Bryant martin olav ve. S. Restrooms Girard A stewart C the park sabo bridge e ve. S. d 5th A map illustration by ve. S. ar Isles Av daniellemarks.com L wy. ve. S. 35 ak k e. S. freewheel midtown Dorman e P P W. ve. S. 804 238-1539 kw y. 2 ve. S. n 8th bike center / brackett a St. West River Pkwy e W. 28th St. midtown greenway E. 28th St . field D nice Av [email protected] Map for reference only. coalition office H e. iawatha 34th A 40th A 38th A ride 37th A S Not for navigation. www.daniellemarks.com . ve. S. ve. S. ve. S. Av ve. S. Lake St. 10th A 13th A 11th A W. 12th A James A Irving A calhoun Humboldt A e. chain of Snow is no obstacle to use village W. Lake St. midtown E. Lake St. ve. S. ve. S. ve. S. CR 25 ve. S. All artwork © 2012 shopping lakes trail global 46th A ve. S. on the Midtown Greenway, area ve. S. market 55 ve. S. Danielle Marks ve. S. E which is often plowed . Chowen y w C k a Ave. S. l P h even before city streets; . o E. 32nd St n u W. 32nd St. u n o powder- (below right) Joshua h Lake Calhoun P l k horn lake a w C park y 01000 2000 Houdeck, one of many west . celsior Blvd W feet year-round trail users. calhoun Ex DAVE GLAD; MAP BY DANIELLE MARKS BY MAP GLAD; DAVE You also have to credit the Midtown Greenway, which has been dubbed the “superhighway of cyclists,” for making com- muting easier. Between 4,000 and 5,000 people use the trail every day on average, amounting to a whopping 1.5 million trips a year. “Th ere’s actually a rush hour on the trail, especially in summer,” says Soren Jensen, executive director of the Midtown Greenway Coalition, a nonprofi t organiza- tion that advocated for creation of the trail and now works to improve it. He bikes to work every day, no matter the weather. Th e Greenway is now one of the state’s TIM SPRINGERTIM ELLIE KINGSBURY busiest trails. Granted, its location makes it ideal for bike and foot traffi c. Th e trail runs I shouldn’t be surprised. After all, I am highest population of bike commuters in on an east-west path through Minneapolis, in a city where January temperatures hov- the nation, behind Portland, Ore. which boasts 167 miles of bikeways. To er around 13 degrees, and average season- Why such a high number? Ask Derek the west, it connects with paths around al snowfall totals about 50 inches. Here’s Olson, who rides the Greenway daily the city’s Chain of Lakes (where there are the catch, though: I’m visiting during the and doesn’t own a car. He’ll tell you that numerous walking and cycling trails), while Winter Th at Never Was, Minneapolis cycling is simply cheaper and more prac- to the east it off ers access to paths along the racking up just over 20 inches of snow. tical than driving. “I can get anywhere Mississippi River. Ironically, while the snow catches me downtown faster on a bike than in a car, Yet the Greenway has other unique off guard, that’s not the real surprise. and I don’t have to fi nd a place to park a draws. For starters, the railway corridor Instead, it’s the number of other people car,” he says. was dug as a trench about 100 years ago. on the rail-trail. I count at least 20 in my 90-minute trek on the Midtown Greenway, most of them sporting ski goggles and riding bikes with chunky snow tires. Turns out that Minneapolis has a long- standing love aff air with the bike, which may explain why it was recently named Bicycling magazine’s top bike-friendly city. Between 2007 and 2011, bike traffi c in Minneapolis grew by 47 percent, many of these cyclists ditching four wheels for two. In fact, Minneapolis has the second- 10 railstotrails u winter.13 ail y. 35 tr w ake k cedar l P Midtown od wo l n kenwood Franklin Ave. S.E. Greenway i e 94 a K park r 55 94 t h t W. Franklin Ave. E. Franklin Ave. East Rive Total trail length: r . hiawatha lrt trail 94 o y Map Illustration 5.5 miles w Seabury A w k r Pkwy l P a i Trail surface: s t n e by Danielle Marks l . o e Asphalt s MINNEAPOLIS ve. s I k e e W. 24th St. E. 24th St. h n t Other trails Cedar Minnehaha A M f 26th A Bloomington A 18th A 27th A 29th A n o e. 30th A ississippi River i Danielle Marks Design Lake e Av k a m L ve. S. ve. S. ve. S. ve. S. 364 Lakeview Drive Trail access ve. S. Columbus A Chicago A ennepin Park A ve. point Lake H W. 26th St. E. 26th St . Nicollet A Hartfield, VA 23071-3110 ve. S. of Bryant martin olav ve. S. Restrooms Girard A stewart C the park sabo bridge e ve. S. d 5th A map illustration by ve. S. ar Isles Av daniellemarks.com L wy. ve. S. 35 ak k e. S. freewheel midtown Dorman e P P W. ve. S. 804 238-1539 kw y. 2 ve. S. n 8th bike center / brackett a St. West River Pkwy e W. 28th St. midtown greenway E. 28th St . field D nice Av [email protected] Map for reference only. coalition office H e. iawatha 34th A 40th A 38th A ride 37th A S Not for navigation. www.daniellemarks.com . ve. S. ve. S. ve. S. Av ve. S. Lake St. 10th A 13th A 11th A W. 12th A James A Irving A calhoun Humboldt A e. chain of village W. Lake St. midtown E. Lake St. ve. S. ve. S. ve. S. CR 25 ve. S. All artwork © 2012 shopping lakes trail global 46th A ve. S. area ve. S. market 55 ve. S. Danielle Marks ve. S. E . Chowen y w C k a Ave. S. l P h o E. 32nd St . n u W. 32nd St. u n o powder- h Lake Calhoun P l k horn lake a w C park y 01000 2000 west . celsior Blvd W feet calhoun Ex Originally, the Greenway was part of the Battling the Elements and walkers/runners, and I’m making Milwaukee Railroad’s main line to the While I’m a fanatic about cross-country a squiggly line through the snow. I can West Coast, which began running in skiing, especially when the snow is falling, see, though, that I’m below the road, the 1882. By 1912, the railway was encoun- I’m not sure how I feel about getting out trench carved gracefully on both sides of tering so much traffi c that the city asked on a bike in this winter weather. I con- me, and, when I pass under numerous the railroad to place the rail line in a clude that I must be made of less hearty bridges, I welcome the relief, albeit tem- trench. By 1993, rail traffi c had slowed stock than these Minnesotans. porary, from the pelting snow. signifi cantly, and the Hennepin County Several of these diehards have congre- Even under these conditions, I’m Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA) gated at Freewheel Midtown Bike Center, impressed with how well this trail is purchased the corridor for future light a bike shop and café on the Greenway maintained.
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