As you know, we’ve been fighting hard to make sure that the new Transportation preserves biking and walking. There is a REAL chance that they will eliminate all bicycle and pedestrian funding. This funding is important because it provides…
On August 13th, 2009, the day before he was to begin his senior year of high school, John Paul Frerer was struck by a pickup truck while riding his bicycle. He was cycling from Tupelo to Oxford as part of his training…
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program enables and encourages children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school safely. The program sets out to make walking and bicycling a more appealing transportation option for students in grades kindergarten through eighth,…
Bike Walk Mississippi have submitted a list of questions to all Transportation Commissioner candidates throughout the state and will publish their answers as soon as we receive them. Both candidates from the Central District have responded with their answers to…
Bike Walk Mississippi’s “I Share the Road” Campaign The “I Share the Road” campaign is tailored to target motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. Through this campaign, Bike Walk Mississippi and it’s members seek to increase education among the general public and…
Ride a Bike. Save the World. Okay, so maybe riding a bike won’t save the world but it will definitely make it a much better place! Our country faces many challenges: Obesity: In the US, 72.5 million adults are obese,…
Bike Walk Mississippi goes to Washington! Delegates from Mississippi attended the 2011 Bike Summit in D.C where we spent the week meeting, learning from and collaborating with bike and pedestrian advocates from across the country. This year at the Summit,…
The Ride of Silence is a yearly international bicycle ride to commemorate cyclists killed or injured while riding on public roads. It helps to raise awareness among motorists of the dangers they pose to cyclists. The first ride was held in…
Bike Walk Mississippi goes to Washington! Did you know that YOU were represented at the 2011 Bike Summit in Washington, D.C.? Delegates from Mississippi spent the week meeting, learning from and collaborating with bike and pedestrian advocates from across the country…
In conjunction with National Bike Month, Governor Haley Barbour has issued a proclamation to make May Bicycle Month in the State of Mississippi! Monday, May 16th-Friday, May 20th is Bike to Work Week! Here is a list of events around…
