Hennepin County builds and maintains regional trails and on-street bikeways along county highways, coordinating with cities, Three Rivers Park District, and the Minneapolis Park Board.
Hennepin County's Bicycle Transportation Plan guides bike lane and trail expansion along county highways such as Lyndale, Lake Street, and France Avenue. The Three Rivers Park District operates regional trails including the Cedar Lake, Luce Line, and North Cedar Lake trails. Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board manages the Grand Rounds and Minnehaha Falls trails. Cyclists must follow Minn. Stat. 169.222 and Minn. Stat. 169.18 governing bicycles, helmets, and lighting. The county encourages protected bike lanes on reconstruction projects and partners on Vision Zero efforts. Bike parking is required in many transit-oriented zoning districts.
Cyclists violating state traffic law face citations under Minn. Stat. 169 chapter penalties.
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Hennepin County has no countywide fence-height ordinance because all land is within an incorporated city; each of the 45 cities sets its own fence rules. In ...
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Hennepin County has no county shed ordinance; the county is fully incorporated, so shed rules come from each city. The 2020 Minnesota Residential Code (MN Ru...
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