About Us

  • Starkville in Motion (SIM) is a grassroots organization with over 250 members.
  • SIM grew out of a transportation study conducted by the Carl Small Town Center in the College of Art, Architecture, and Design called Bike Starkville and Walk, Too! This study demonstrated that a large portion of our city does not own or travel by car and needs sidewalks and bike lanes for safe, reliable transportation.
  • SIM works in collaboration with other civic groups, the City of Starkville, Oktibbeha County, and Mississippi State University.
  • SIM is a 501(c)3 organization. Donations to SIM are tax deductable.
  • SIM has a Facebook Group with over 150 members, growing daily.

SIM’s goals are:

  • To connect all the parts of the city and campus together with an interconnected network of sidewalks and bike lanes/roads safe for biking
  • To promote recreation, community building, commerce, commuting, physical fitness and eco-friendly options for transportation by promoting infrastructure and education/awareness.
  • To have educational and community events that support walking and biking and educate others about biking/walking needs, safety, benefits, etc.
  • To create a culture that accepts and values biking and walking.

Our Five Year Plan includes these top priorities:

  • Complete our two federally funded grants—Lynn Lane Multipurpose Path and Safe Routes to School
  • Promote smart design and construction through appropriate ordinances and zoning that require sidewalks and bike lanes (Complete Streets)
  • Collaborate in the design of the Cotton Mill Market Place and its connectors to campus, Main Street, and Spring Street
  • Sidewalks along HWY 12 from Campus to Louisville St.
  • Sidewalks connecting 21 Apartments to campus
  • Help Starkville become a certified bike-friendly community
  • Sidewalks and bike lanes HWY 182—Old West Point Rd. to Long St.

Officers

President: Devon Brenner
Vice President: David Hoffman
Treasurer: Charlotte Fuquay
Secretary: Anne Welch
Membership and Recruiting Officer: Laurel Sammonds
Outreach Officer: Kate Fabel
Public Relations Officer: Vacant
Education/Government Outreach: Jeremy Murdock
President Emeritus: Jimmy Richardson
At-Large Members: Jeremy Murdock, Joe Fratesi, and Richard Corey

Committees

Safe Routes to School Committee Chair: Lois Connington
Lynn Lane Committee Chair: Ron Cossman
Sidewalk Committee Chair: Sam McLemore