And walking also increased, 18 percent, over the same time. Bike Walk Twin Cities attributes the increases to new bike-friendly infrastructure, high gas prices and more awareness of the benefits of being on two wheels.
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The park and zoo is asking for the ball to be returned.
Ridgewater College has campuses in Willmar and Hutchinson.
His vehicle veered across the center line, police say.
We're about to enter the busiest travel stretch of the year.
It's pure madness. Prepare your brain for pain.
Joan T.A. Gabel becomes the 17th U of M president.
He'll become the eighth Twin to have his number retired.
Casey Myers was killed when a semi ran a stop sign near Sartell on Monday.
Gibson and Thibodeau have apparently hashed it out.
There might be some festive snow in the forecast.
It's one of several festive treats available at Revolution Hall until New Year's Eve.
This is the second time a kettle filled with cash has been stolen in the metro this year.
Gas prices are going down and in fact are lower now than they were last year. One expert says refineries are wrapping up maintenance and getting back to production.
Finance & Commerce reports the median sales price in the 13-county metro area hit $149,000 in March. The 6.4 percent increase is the largest year-over-year gain since April 2010, but the current median price is still nearly 35 percent lower than the peak in March 2006.
Realtors report the number of pending sales last month was up more than one-third compared to a year earlier. And while prices dropped another 1.4 percent, that's the smallest decline in more than a year.
The Star Tribune reports this was the second-highest annual rent price increase among the top 25 metro areas. Meanwhile, Zillow reports home values were down more than 8 percent in January.
Building permits are on the rise in the Twin Cities. According to data from the Keystone Report for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities, building permits issued in the Twin Cities this month were up 57 percent over last July, to 403, and the number of units permitted more than doubled, to 783. The data also revealed that 3,953 units have been permitted, up 75 percent over the same time last year.