Platy, you have some valid points, many of which I didn't even consider. There is a planning meeting tomorrow (Saturday) morning, and I will be sure to get up and mention those ideas to the committee. Hattiesburg is a great town, but you're right, it doesn't do enough to encourage bike tourism. (As a historical note, Hattiesburg and Gulfport are sister cities linked by a man named Captain William H. Hardy who built, among other things, a railway linking Hattiesburg with the Gulf Coast; something that may be revived when our university creates a new campus inland from the coast.)

Again, thanks for the input.