North Mississippi: District 1
District 1:
The first congressional district covers northern and northeastern portions of Mississippi. It includes all of Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto,Grenada, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, and Yalobusha counties, most of Webster County, and a small portion of Winston County.
Some important highlights in your district:
Tupelo- Passed a Complete street policy (April 2010), home of the John Paul Frerer Family, First city to install 3 feet signs.
Columbus- Passed a Complete streets policy (Sept. 2010)
Oxford- Passed a Complete Streets policy (May 2011), Bicycle Friendly Community
Bicycle Clubs in District 1:
- Oxford Cycling: www.oxfordbikeclub.org
- Tupelo Cycling: http://groups.google.com/group/Tupelo-Cycling
Other Bike/Ped Projects in District 1:
- Learn more about the Tanglefoot Trail HERE
League Certified Instructors in District 1:
- Mike Mossing: mmossing[at]olemiss[dot]edu
- Karen Mogridge: karenmogridge[at]gmail[dot]com
- Frankie Winn: winkrak[at]yahoo[dot]com
- Roger Kuhnle: rkuhnle[at]bellsouth[dot]net
- Vivian Neill: vivianneill[at]me[dot]com
Your representative is: Allen Nunnelee.
ACTION ALERT!
Here is the most recent “ask” for Representative Nunnelee: (6/1/2011)
Dear Representative Nunnelee,
As one of your constituents, I am contacting you today to let you know I think bicycling and walking need to be part of the next federal transportation bill. From 2000 to 2009, 47,700 Americans were struck and killed while walking, and another 688,000 were injured. Furthermore, since 2009, only half a dozen states actually dedicated Highway Safety Funds specifically to bicycle and pedestrian projects. This is clearly a national problem, as 67 percent of all pedestrian fatalities in the last ten years occurred on federal-aid roads eligible to receive federal funding for improvements. The next transportation bill must ensure that all federally funded road projects take into account the needs of all users. Legislation such as HR 1780, The Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 sponsored by Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Steve LaTourette (R-OH) would do exactly that. I urge you to sign onto H.R. 1780 today.
Sincerely, [Your name]
You can also visit the League’s of American Bicyclist’s Action Center to send your letter/email from there. Find it HERE.