Update! See? Things are more awesome come winter.

Four inches of snow yesterday and a few the day before and still no snow emergency in Minneapolis. That bullshit aside, my commute down the Light Rail Trail was problem free because it was plowed and ready for me before 8am this morning. Which is more than I can say for the streets in my neighborhood. Thats thanks to the fine fellows who plow the Midtown Greenway and the Light Rail Trail when it snows. Read more about how they get it done in this February 2008 article on the city of Minneapolis web site.

After a snowfall like this one (which occurred overnight), both drivers arrive around 7:00 am. Depending upon the severity of the storm, they are sometimes called in early. Scott starts at the St. Louis Park side of the Midtown Greenway, and Jeff starts at the downtown end of the Light Rail Trail. They work toward each other until they meet.

The Midtown Greenway takes between five and six passes with the truck before it is cleared of snow (since it’s so wide), while the Light Rail Trail takes just two. After the trails are cleared through, work begins on the access ramps.

Mark has an excellent what/how article on how to dress, ride, and prepare your self and your bike for winter conditions.

Go read it. I have a post forthcoming about the joys of thin scarves. More on that later. For now click through to flickr and look at this picture from last winter.

Like many of my friends, I have a Flickr account. I use it mostly to post photos that I use in the photo tag games from the Minneapolis Bike Love and other sundry events from my life. This week, however, my flickr has offered me a glimpse at internet super-stardom.

It all started one frosty March morning when I was enjoying breakfast at A Bike House. After breakfast, I was invited by Karl to ride his Pugsley. While I rode it around, I gave Karl my camera to snap a few action shots, like these….

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