A-Tier: Comfortable for Almost Everyone
Cycle Track (aka Grade Separated Bike Lane)
Benefits
Physically separated from cars
Low stress
Safe for families and new riders
Typically installed on familiar and well connected streets
Challenges
Expensive
Requires street reconstruction
Local examples
Notes
This is the premium option for main streets that are being reconstructed. Interlachen Boulevard is a great candidate.
Off-Street Trail
Benefits
Physically separated from cars
Low stress
Safe for families and new riders
Challenges
Expensive
Requires new construction
Can be difficult to connect to many destinations
Local examples
Nine Mile Creek Trail
Southdale Promenade
Minnehaha Creek Trail
Notes
Finding public right of way is often the biggest hurdle. Three Rivers Park District has been exploring the CP Railway as a possible opportunity through Edina, which we will continue to track.