URBAN ASSAULT RIDE RETURNS – April 1, 2012

February 8, 2012

There were 350 goofy and gaudy riders the first year... and 598 last year. But we can do much better this year ! So flutter your wings. It's all about the buzz.

It’s been moved to April Fool’s Day !

CABA will be a recipient of event day proceeds again this year  compliments of New Belgium Brewery.

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CABA needs 9 volunteers

Get a FREE CABA memberships, a  FREE organic T-shirt, FREE Fat Tire Ale, and FREE grub for 3-4 hours of your time. To volunteer on-line, CLICK: CABA 2012. NOTE: Use this link instead of the UAR website to volunteer.


TODAY! – Feb. 4

January 26, 2012

CABA Annual Meeting !

Celebrating 13 years of bicycle advocacy

9 a.m.- 1 p.m. / Dowd YMCA / 7th floor

What: Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance Annual Meeting – Your chance to review the last year’s successes and help set our agenda for the rest of 2012. This is your chance to both learn and participate. We are especially interested in folks willing to volunteer in the months ahead to help our shared visions become reality.

When: Saturday – Feb. 4 – 8:30 a.m.  (Sign-in and schmooze). Meeting starts promptly at 9:00 a.m. 

Where: DowdYMCA - 7th floor conference room. Bicycle racks at front and rear of building.

Who: You ! (open to all comers).

Special Guest Speakers:

  • Ken (KT) Tippette -  CDOT bicycle program manager – KT has been at his desk for 8 years tackling the big issues and small details, all the stuff that goes towards making Charlotte a first-class bicycle friendly community. KT will highlight recent projects and offer some clues to the challenges that lie ahead. Time is set aside for audience discussion.
  • Cheryl Myers  – Senior VP for Planning and Development/Charlotte Center City PartnersCheryl will present a brief overview of the Center City 2020 Vision Plan approved by City Council last fall, and suggest action items to transform Uptown and the 16 contiguous neighborhoods into a model “City of Bikes”. To include audience Q + A.

Additional speaker topics:

Light rail bike/ped. trail to UNCC (John Cock or Maya Aagarwal/Alta Design);  - Regional bike/ped. trail - Uptown to Mooresville (Gwen Cook/Park and Rec.Dept ); The Adam Little Foundation legislative petition campaign (Debbie Thompson); Safe Routes to Schools /”Safety Town Program” ( Dick Winters/County Health Dept

*    Mid-morning coffee and pastry and lunchtime catering will be provided  *

* $100  BIKE SHOP GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE LUCKY WINNER  ! *


PEOPLE AND HAPPENINGS

January 6, 2012

In and around Charlotte

  • Cycle Track in Uptown - maybeWe hear that a consultant contract is being negotiated to study the feasibility of Charlotte’s first  two-way   “cycletrack” along 3d Street from the new Little Sugar Creek Greenway and CPCC thru Uptown to Irwin Creek Greenway. 
  •  ”Bike Share” update  -   CABA has been informed that discussions are taking place for outside vendors and sponsors for a bike share program on or before the DNC convention in Sept. 2012 but nothing is firm as yet. More news upcoming. Stay tuned !
  • Bad News: Update on $10  million Federal “Tiger Grant” application for a major urban/suburban bike trail -  Unfortunately, Charlotte did not make the cut. This could have been a big one . It could have leveraged another $20 million to build a trail connecting Little Sugar Creek NE to Tobey Creek at UNCC and from there all the way to Cabarus County as a major link in the unfolding Carolina Thread Trail system. There were over 800 applicants !
  • Green lanes for Charlotte ? – CDOT has received tentative approval from national certifiers to construct some “green lanes” as an experiment. This is big news, and if you have ridden on them elsewhere you may have experince the secure feeling it is to be on one. BTW: In other cities they are also blue and red. As long as they are bright who cares !? CLICK: GoGreen to see a video of Brooklyn, New York’s test lane.

NEWS FLASH! – FAREWELL SMOOT AND SODA

January 6, 2012

Ilan Paltrow passes the torch

Which one has the higher IQ ?

It’s hard to believe, after 13 years of providing service to the bike community in so many ways – through his bike shop Bicycle Sport and his many civic activities, Ilan (and his faithful companion, Soda) are calling it quits (at least for a while). Ben Cooley and his wife Kerri Cooley will be the new managers of his shop.

Drop by on Saturday, Jan. 14, 5-8 p.m. for a farewell party ! Thank you, Ilan for all you have done for cycling in Charlotte  !


THE PARTY’S OVER !

December 16, 2011

Roll. Roll over. Roll over Beethoven…

Our second annual “thank you” happening

Thanks everyone for attending on Thursday! Thanks especially to Dan Faris who put this event together and the Common Market Folks for setting us up in the courtyard. Good vibes, good food and good brew !!

For 13 years the Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance has been hard at work making our community more bicycle friendly through a variety of programs and campaigns. The Beethoven Birthday Blast is our way of showing appreciation for your support and wishing you a joyous holiday season.

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This year we gathered in the courtyard of Common Market. Temperatures were mild.


NEW FLASH – today SATURDAY !

December 3, 2011

Carl’s Alleycat Birthday Bash 

In memory of Edward “Carl” Hedrick who was killed by a hit-and-run driver earlier this year. The driver was never apprehended but Carl’s memory lives on.  Much thanks to CABA board member Keith Sorensen and others for making this event happen and to those businesses and individuals who are listed as sponsors.

For more info. CLICK: Alleycat.

WHERE: The Common Market  - 1515 s. Tryon / South End

WHEN: Saturday, December 10 – signup at 12:30.

COST: $5.00


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