Visited Minneapolis, looks bike-friendly

[northstar]

Oh, there are many lakes with beautiful homes along the shore, but Lake of the Isles probably has the most!

The paths around the lakes are very, very busy and not terribly enjoyable for anyone who wants to go more than 10 mph. But there is a thriving bike commuter population here that keeps growing - I believe we're second only to Portland in % of commuters (even considering our winters).

Google the Martin Sabo bridge, very cool bike/ped only infrastucture here that is part of the Midtown Greenway (which rocks!).

[Ninabike]

Ooooh, nice bridge. We do have a few bike paths in parts of the Los Angeles County area, but we also have to compete with skateboarders, joggers, etc. Our bike paths here are really not conducive to commuting since they are not in the right places. Mostly, we get places by freeway. In Minnesota, we did drive out to Sherwood and it seemed like there was a bike path along the entire highway, but separated from traffic by a grass divider. I was just really impresed by the beauty of the entire Minneapolis area and suburbs and the number of bikes I saw.