Bike Bridge

In recent years, Minneapolis has seen a surge in biking and a corresponding increase in dedicated infrastructure for biking (or is it the other way around?). In fact, biking increased 33% in 2010 compared to 2007! Minneapolis now spars with Portland, OR for top billing as America's #1 bike city having achieved the top spot for the last two years.

On our ride today we took a couple shots of the Martin Olav Sabo bridge - a pedestrian and bike bridge. In addition to being a cool looking architectural piece, the bridge allows bikes and pedestrians on the Midtown Greenway unimpeded crossings over Hiawatha, which is a pain to drive on and a pain to cross on car, foot or bike. Hiawatha is just a pain, so this bridge is really an awesome facility.


If you look closely, you can see me waving.