Events & Projects

Starkville in Motion always has several ongoing projects and committees throughout the year. Joining a committee helps us to remain active in the community.

Recent Projects

Bike to Work Day: This annual spring events celebrates and promotes using bicycles to commute to and from work. This group ride from downtown to campus is co-hosted with the Starkville Central Neighborhood Foundation.

Wheel-a-Thon: The Wheel-a-Thon is a family friendly event held in collaboration with 52 Moms. Families gather together to ride bikes, push strollers, pull wagons, skate, or otherwise wheel together on a fall afternoon. The Wheel-a-Thon is a fundraiser for local community projects.

See photos from the 2009 Wheel A Thon.

Bike Safety/Share the Road brochures are distributed to promote bicycle, pedestrian, and motorist safety.

Walk to School Day: SIM members, community members, and students join together to Walk to School to promote a safe and healthy way to get to school.

Starkville Arts Walk: This project encourages visitors and residents to walk in Starkville, allowing them to view the city from a different perspective and promoting healthy activity and to promote the public display of art in businesses, local artists in our community, local businesses, and historic places. Visit the Arts Walk website.

This project is a collaboration with the Greater Starkville Development Partnership, the Starkville Arts Council, the Starkville Central Neighborhood Foundation, and the Cre8tive Warehouse.

Starkville in Motion hosted a bike corral at the Cotton District Arts Festival on Saturday, April 17, 2010.

Festival-goers were able to avoid traffic and park safely and conveniently close to the center of the action.Dozens of bicyclists took advantage of this free service, riding in on road bikes, mountain bikes, cruisers, recumbents, and one family on a triple bike. Several SIM members also came out to help with the corral.It was a fun way to meet and talk with folks who care about transportation alternatives. SIM hopes to continue to provide bike parking at other events in Starkville in the coming year.

Committees

Safe Routes to School
Starkville’s “Safe Routes to School” grant application was awarded $281,476 in funding by the Mississippi Department of Transportation in July 2007. The grant will be used to construct or improve walking and cycling routes from neighborhoods to Ward-Stewart, Henderson and Armstrong schools.

• View a map of the funded improvements and additions to sidewalks, streets, and bike lanes.
• Learn more about the Mississippi Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Program.
• Read the Safe Routes to Schools Case Studies from Around the Country (Starkville is featured on page 81)

Education and Outreach Committee
The E&O committee is working on educating the public about safety issues. This effort includes the use of public service announcements, television spots, newspaper articles, posters, and ads.

Sidewalk Committee
The Sidewalk Committee is examining the condition, connectivity, and accessibility of current sidewalks in Starkville and investigating areas where sidewalks are needed.