r/CyclingMSP

I like biking a lot but in my heart I’m a runner so I know the trails around the cities from both sides. I mostly run around the river, Nokomis, and minnehaha creek. I’m just wondering where the heck I’m supposed to run these days.

The “walking paths” are so busy and always have tons of people walking their dog and taking up the entire path with no regard for anyone besides themselves. So I often choose to run on the bike path. I never wear headphones and am very conscious of bikers and get out of the way as soon as I see or hear someone coming.

Am I completely out of line for this? If so where am I supposed to run so that I don’t completely lose my mind from weaving between people not paying attention my entire run?

Edit: wow, this was extremely unhelpful. Answers are about 50:50 😂 I’m just going to keep on being as courteous as I can to others and hope they can do the same for me 😊 love to all MSP bikers, runners, and walkers!

MnDOT is producing a statewide bicycle system plan and is looking for public comments. They are looking for feedback on infrastructure for biking and bike-like modes of transportation, barriers to use, and motivations to ride.

I’m broke and I can’t buy a new bike. Besides the bike restore shops, are there any thrift stores with decent bike availability and pricing?

Would anyone be gracious enough to drop their Strava or RideWithGPS route from Uptown to Stillwater. Want to get out there this weekend before the weather turns. Thanks <3

Bridge connecting the trail to Carver has been completed for a few months. Didn't get a picture, but the trail progress is looking really good from the bridge view.

Looking forward to actually biking directly to MN RenFest grounds from Minneapolis (and not dealing with Hwy 41).