Must be the snow, but this morning I was in the mood to do a little research, in case it’s of any interest . . .

http://www.startribune.com/stonline/html/special/skyway/

Here’s how the Minneapolis skyway numbers add up: If you walked the whole system, you’d go 5 miles, cross 62 bridges, and pass almost 200 stores, 34 restaurants, and dozens of coffee shops and ma-and-pa operations. From the skyways you can get to 1,500 apartments or condominiums, 4,000 hotel rooms, almost 200 million square feet of office space, and about 2.5 million square feet of retail space—all without touching the ground.