Photo Friday - Midtown Greenway
The Midtown Greenway is a 5.7-mile trail in Minneapolis. Used both recreationally and for commuting, the Greenway runs east-west about one block north of Lake Street. It provides cyclists, inline skaters, runners and pedestrians a traffic-free route across the city.
To the west the Greenway connects directly to the Southwest LRT Trail. It also connects to the Kenilworth Trail, which in turn connects to the Cedar Lake Trail, providing access to downtown Minneapolis and the western suburbs.
The Greenway was created in a former Milwaukee Road railroad corridor along 29th Street. The rail line was originally built between 1879 and 1881.
Bike traffic on the Greenway has jumped 30% in 2008 over ridership counts from 2007.
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