why minneapolis will not 'copenhagenize'

it's not that it's impossible, or that certain areas of the city can't be made bicycle friendly , but as a city mpls will remain tied to the automobile with a silver chain.

1. the distances are too great, thank you urban sprawl.
2. the funding is not available, hell, we can't levy taxes for education.
3. there is a bias against bicycle transportation, just read the yearly newspaper article on 'law breaker' bicyclists
4. we can't even agree on a senator, how are we going to agree on a citywide bicycle rental program
5. weather, winter is harsh, European cities are more temperate and US cities that are bicycle friendly are on the warmer west coast( i.e. sf, pdx)

Try as I might Minneapolis will be what it is. luckily there is a small but dedicated group that gave us the midtown greenway and other 'rails to trails' conversions and keeps up the pressure. Maybe i'm too impatient and the change is occurring before my eyes, just at an imperceptible rate.