Brussels, 27 April 2009: How does the future of the Trans-European Network Transport (TEN-T) look like? The European Commission invited contributions from stakeholders in order to publish a Green Paper later this year.

In its position paper, ECF argued for an integration of EuroVelo, the European cycle route network, into TEN-T. An integration would bring about structural financing in order to complete the 66,000 km long cycle route network, consisting currently of 12 routes.

This ECF publication is about the essentials of EuroVelo, the European cycle route network.

Content:

- Introduction
- Definition
- Implementation
- Organization
- Financing
- Infrastructure
- Communication

Hard copies can be ordered from the ECF office: eurovelo@ecf.com

Please indicate the number of copies you would like to have and for what purposes you would be using them.

Abstract of the provisional version: "This study evaluates the challenges and opportunities of developing a cycle tourism network across Europe. It focuses on EuroVelo, a network of 12 long distance cycle managed by the European Cyclists' Federation which is being developed in different countries by a wide range of partners. The study reviews the market for cycle tourism in Europe and presents a model of demand for EuroVelo. It reviews the carriage of cycles on trains. Finally, it evaluates the potential of the Iron Curtain Trial."

This document was requested by the European Parliaments' Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Authors:

- Institute of Transport and Tourism, University of Central Lancashire, UK
- Centre for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands

Linguistic Versions

Original: EN
Translations: DE, FR
(The final version will be published in autumn 2009 and translated into all official EU languages.)

Manuscript completed in May 2009.
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