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Minneapolis is a world-class city for bicycling, at least according to a new ranking by a travel magazine.
Travel and Leisure Magazine has published its 10 Top Biking Cities in the world and Minneapolis is one of only three in the United States to make the cut.
Portland, Oregon, and Seattle also made the list.
Endorsing Minneapolis' bike-friendliness, the magazine noted: "Like many of the world's best biking cities, Minneapolis has built an infrastructure that promotes bicycling on many fronts. From bike lockers and designated street lanes to recreational trails and snowplows dedicated to clearing off-street paths, a system exists to make transportation on a bike efficient, safe, and hassle-free."
The U.S. Census Bureau reported last year that Minneapolis is second only to Portland among cities with commuters who bicycle to work.
Ridership numbers in 2007 increased 49 percent over the previous year, with 7,200 commuters using bikes. That amounts to just under 4 percent of all of the city's commuters.
Other cities on the list are Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Munich, Montreal, Perth, Paris and Bogota.
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