The project that started it all!
One fourth grader at Fairhope Intermediate school wanted to ride her bike to school, without a place to park it her parents approached FCP about a solution. 
An orginal rack was built as a way to park the bikes but to also create excitment about using bicycles as transportation. The "Fish Rack" was sponsored by Pro Cycle & Triathlon, Hargrove Engineering + Constructors, and Fairhope Iron Works.

Fairhope Cycling Project worked with Clint Johns and the city of Huntsville, Alabama on the first funds distributed from the "I Share the Road" license plate. 
"This was an intersection that two bike routes intersected at. The East and West approach which is Bradford Drive is a heavy route that gets people from downtown to our Research Park area and further west to ride. The city put in some brand new technology at this intersection that detects bicycles differently than cars. Once the traffic controller sees a bike has arrived it will then implement special timings to allow safer passage of the cyclist through the intersection. These signs play a vital role in the operation of the traffic signal since we need cyclist to be in the lane to be detected. These “Bikes may use full lane” signs reaffirm to the cyclist and the driving public that bikes belong in the travel lane." Clint Johns

Meredith Montgomery started Fairhope Elementary's Bike to School program. FCP's excitement to see the Bike to School program's success and growth saw an opportunity to dontate another fish rack.
FCP also took the opportunity to work with the Fairhope Police Department and local bike shop, Pro Cycle & Triathlon, to have a safety demonstration with the students. 
Donations from The Hargrove Foundation, Pro Cycle & Triathlon, Point Clear Rotary, and Iron & Canvas.

Education between people who drive and people that bike are the foundation for a safer shared road space. 
Starting locally FCP has grown relationships with the media to provide a platform to educate in a postive voice.

Fox10 - "Share the Road" license plate will soon be available in Alabama"

News5 WKRG - "Rules of the Road, Biking Dangers"

Attending events such as the League of American Bicyclist National Summit allows board members of FCP to learn and meet people from all across the country.