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View A CALENDAR OF ALL ALAbamA EVENTS, CLICK HERE. Our Mission The Alabama Bicycle Coalition, AlaBike, was formed in September of 2003, to promote cycling access, education and safety, to advocate for safer road environments for all users, and to act as a statewide voice to encourage bicycling in Alabama. Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility Workshop Hosted by the Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB) Representatives from the Governor’s Office on Disability (GOOD) and the Federal Highway Administration (Alabama Division Office) will conduct a full day interactive workshop providing an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and associated policies, rules and design guidelines for street crossings, sidewalks and shared use trails. Thursday, July 22, 2010, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham 1st Floor Conference Room, 1731 1st Avenue North, Birmingham 35203 This free workshop includes lunch. Seating is limited. Registration will be handled on a first come first serve basis. Anyone interested in attending should contact Cissy Edwards, mpo@rpcgb.org or (205) 264-8402 and advise her of any special needs. For general questions regarding the workshop contact Tom Maxwell, tmaxwell@rpcgb.org or (205) 264-8445. Big Google announcement at National Bike Summit 2010! Google announces bicycle routes added to googlemaps! Click here to read all about it! At right, Representative Oberstar of MN is one of the biggest Congressional supporters of cycling. He is a cyclist himself and the chairman of the House Transportation committee. He always kicks off the NBS hill walk with a rally. This photo was submitted by Jamie Miernik. Alabama State Bicycle Plan: The draft 2009 state wide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan has completed its public review period as of March 31st, 2010. All of those who read, commented, AND contacted the DOT; thank you for your diligence and dedication. You stand tall; above others in that! Click here to see the comments from Alabike. We wrote three pages of comments and all Alabama cyclists should know something about them. Click here for comments by David Stone; LAB LCI, AlaBike Education Chairman. *If you still desire to send a written response it will still get attention. Our remarks mean more than employee ones. Written responses can be sent to:* Mr. Robert J. Jilla ALDoT Multi-Modal Bureau 1100 John Overton Drive Montgomery, AL 36110 Or email: crenshawm@dot.state.al.us View/ download the plan here AlaBike Long Shadows Bike Rally was a great event! Read all about it here! New and renewing AlaBike members receive a limited edition Long Shadows T-shirts while supplies last. Many thanks to The Flying Monkey Arts, Old Towne Brewing Company, and Lowe Mill Huntsville, AL Thank You to all of the AlaBike supporters who came!! AMBA 1 a Huge Success! The first annual AMBA ride (Alabama's Magnificent Bicycle Adventure) held from May 22-30 was a big hit! About 45 riders from 17 states camped out for a week in Auburn and rode scenic, historic loops in a new direction each day! A few days of rain did not dampen their spirits (well, not too much!), but it made the surroundings lush and green, and when the sun did come out later in the week, it was a welcome site! Everyone was smiling and met great new friends! To see photos from the 2009 innaugural event, go here . For more information go to amba1.com. Next year's ride will be held May 15-22, 2010.	see us on twitter Thanks to our Sponsors and Coalition Partners!

View A CALENDAR OF ALL ALAbamA EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

Our Mission

The Alabama Bicycle Coalition, AlaBike, was formed in September of 2003, to promote cycling access, education and safety, to advocate for safer road environments for all users, and to act as a statewide voice to encourage bicycling in Alabama.

Designing Pedestrian Facilities
for Accessibility Workshop

Hosted by the Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and
Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB)

Representatives from the Governor’s Office on Disability (GOOD) and the Federal Highway Administration (Alabama Division Office) will conduct a full day interactive workshop providing an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and associated policies, rules and design guidelines for street crossings, sidewalks and shared use trails.

Thursday, July 22, 2010, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham
1st Floor Conference Room, 1731 1st Avenue North, Birmingham 35203

This free workshop includes lunch. Seating is limited. Registration will be handled on a first come first serve basis. Anyone interested in attending should contact Cissy Edwards, mpo@rpcgb.org or (205) 264-8402 and advise her of any special needs. For general questions regarding the workshop contact Tom Maxwell, tmaxwell@rpcgb.org or (205) 264-8445.

Big Google announcement at
National Bike Summit 2010!

Google announces bicycle routes added to googlemaps! Click here to read all about it!

At right, Representative Oberstar of MN is one of the biggest Congressional supporters of cycling. He is a cyclist himself and the chairman of the House Transportation committee. He always kicks off the NBS hill walk with a rally. This photo was submitted by Jamie Miernik.

Alabama State Bicycle Plan:

The draft 2009 state wide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan has completed its public review period as of March 31st, 2010. All of those who read, commented, AND contacted the DOT; thank you for your diligence and dedication. You stand tall; above others in that!

Click here to see the comments from Alabike. We wrote three pages of comments and all Alabama cyclists should know something about them.

Click here for comments by David Stone; LAB LCI, AlaBike Education Chairman.

If you still desire to send a written response it will still get attention. Our remarks mean more than employee ones. Written responses can be sent to:

Mr. Robert J. Jilla
ALDoT Multi-Modal Bureau
1100 John Overton Drive
Montgomery, AL 36110

Or email:
crenshawm@dot.state.al.us

View/ download the plan here

AlaBike Long Shadows
Bike Rally was a great event!
Read all about it here!

New and renewing AlaBike members receive a limited edition Long Shadows T-shirts while supplies last.

Many thanks to The Flying Monkey Arts, Old Towne Brewing Company,
and Lowe Mill Huntsville, AL

Thank You to all of the AlaBike supporters who came!!

AMBA 1 a Huge Success!

The first annual AMBA ride (Alabama's Magnificent Bicycle Adventure) held from May 22-30 was a big hit! About 45 riders from 17 states camped out for a week in Auburn and rode scenic, historic loops in a new direction each day! A few days of rain did not dampen their spirits (well, not too much!), but it made the surroundings lush and green, and when the sun did come out later in the week, it was a welcome site! Everyone was smiling and met great new friends! To see photos from the 2009 innaugural event, go here . For more information go to amba1.com.

Next year's ride will be held May 15-22, 2010.

see us on twitter

Thanks to our Sponsors and Coalition Partners!