About us

Who we are

Our mission is to make Alabama's cities accessible and beautiful and create more person-to-person interactions.

We are a group of civicly-minded Alabamians across the state with local chapters in Birmingham & Tuscaloosa, and more to come.

Chair

Daniel Christiansen

Daniel Christiansen

Birmingham, AL

Vice Chair

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Ethan Madison

Ethan Madison is a postdoctoral resident at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who moved from San Francisco. Outside healthcare, his passions include placemaking, active transit, and increasing the city's green spaces.

Treasurer

Faris Zaibaq

Birmingham, AL

Secretary

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Timothy Hall

Timothy Hall is a registered sleep technologist and sleep health educator. He would like to see a Birmingham that is designed for safety and accessibility. As a bicycle commuter, he would also like safe bike lanes.

Parliamentarian

Christopher Tyler Burks

Christopher Tyler Burks is an urban policy scholar, Birmingham planning commissioner, and visiting assistant professor of political science at Samford University.