This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Close your eyes and imagine the community you want for yourself and your neighbors. Melody Moody, Executive Director at Bike Walk Mississippi, talks about building better communities, with bikes as a way to get there.


As executive director of Bike Walk Mississippi, Melody Moody works to promote bicycling and walking as a tool for improving community health, economic development, accessibility and quality of life. Moody was recognized by Bicycling Magazine in 2013 as one of 14 “Innovators Using Bikes to Change the World.” And, under her leadership, Bike Walk Mississippi received the coveted national “Advocacy Organization of the Year” award in 2013 from the Alliance for Biking and Walking.

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