An April column in the New York Times admired the Twin Cities’ high-quality food scene and acknowledged Minneapolis’s reputation among architects as the “coolest place to build on the prairie.” Need to hear from a few more sources that the metro area is great? Here are other accolades our fair cities have received in the past year:
Money magazine named Chaska one of the 10 best places to live in America in 2007.
Minneapolis, like Zurich, Tokyo, and Krakow, made Frommer’s 2007 list of “Top Travel Destinations” in the world—thanks, in part, to the addition of critically acclaimed buildings such as the new Guthrie Theater.
Greener than thou: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more people ride their bikes to work in Minneapolis than in any other U.S. city, except Portland, Oregon.
For those who say Minnesota Nice is a myth: A recent study by the Corporation for National and Community Service says more Twin Citians (40.5 percent) spend time volunteering than people in any other metro area in the nation.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance rated Minneapolis the most family-friendly city in the U.S. for 2007.
Forbes ranked Minnesota first among states for quality of life in 2007 based on school quality, health, crime, cost of living, and poverty rates.
