Starkville in Motion - Promoting sidewalks, bike lanes, and trails Starkville in Motion is a grassroots organization whose goal is to promote the development and improvement of sidewalks, bike lanes, and trails in Starkville and Oktibbeha County, Mississippi and to promote pedestrian, motorist, and bicyclist safety. http://www.starkvilleinmotion.org/ General Meeting The April Starkville in Motion general meeting has been cancelled. Please come to our next meeting on May 10th. http://starkvilleinmotion.org/calendar/ SIM to Host Bike Corral at the Cotton District Arts Festival Starkville in Motion will be hosting a free bike corral during the Cotton District Arts Festival. This staffed bike parking area will be located on the east side of St. Joseph Catholic Church, from 8 AM to 5 PM on Saturday, April 17th. For more information, please contact Laurel Sammonds at (662) 325-0778 or laurelivy at gmail.com http://starkvilleinmotion.org/ Bike to Work Day is April 22nd Starkville’s fourth annual Bike to Work Day will be held on Thursday, April 22. Come join us and ride your bike through downtown on our group ride. Riders will assemble in the parking lot of First United Methodist Church at Lampkin and Meigs Streets. The group will depart at 7:30 a.m., riding east on Main Street and University Drive to the Colvard Student Union on the Mississippi State University campus, where bagels and coffee will be provided. Helmets are required. For more information contact Michelle Jones 325.2520 http://starkvilleinmotion.org/ Starkville Proposes a Bicycle Helmet Ordinance A safety helmet ordinance is being proposed in the City of Starkville. A copy of the proposed ordinance is available on the SIM website. http://starkvilleinmotion.org/ Looking for a Place to Park Your Bike? Starkville in Motion has created a Google Map to show the location of bicycle racks. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub%3Fkey%3Dti9eezrKJcqkGCCv4WcOe4Q%26output%3Dtxt%26output%3Dtxt%26gid%3D0%26range%3Dkml_output%26time1%3D4026243 Want to Recycle? The City of Starkville now offers free recycling twice a month. Visit Green Starkville's website for more information. http://www.greenstarkville.org/curbside Get Out and Exercise with the Arts - Starkville Arts Walk Visit the Starkville Arts Walk website to find publicly displayed art and historical sites that are on an easy walking route in Starkville. http://artswalk.starkvilleinmotion.org/