ECF

This strategy document has been put together by an expert group with 27 members, representing 15 governmental and non-governmental organisations, academia and business representations (see list below) which met three times in Brussels. In addition, input was collected over 8 months (September 2016 – May 2017) from a wider set of stakeholders: 7 public events/workshops (250 persons), a survey (more than 630 persons and organisations from 37 countries) and an online consultation (60 individuals and organisations) – approximately a 1,000 individuals were involved in the process of formulating the strategy.

The recommendations of the own-initiative report of the Committee of the Regions ‘An EU Roadmap for Cycling’ were also taken into account.

What has happened so far:

• June 22, 2016: Cycling Forum Europe breakfast meeting
• September 14, 2016: EU Cycling Strategy kick-off event “Cycling into the future”
• September 29, 2016: Stakeholder workshop at CIVITAS conference
• September 28 – November 6, 2016: Public survey (results: here)
• October 12, 2016: Adoption of the Committee of the Regions opinion on “An EU Roadmap for Cycling”
• November 25, 2016: 1st Expert Group Meeting*
• December 6, 2016: Cycling Forum Europe Bikeconomics event
• January 24, 2017: 1st Workshop ECF- European Union Cycling Group
• February 14, 2017: 2nd Expert Group Meeting*
• February 20, 2017: Public event on behavioural change (Bike2Work)
• March 13, 2017: 2nd Workshop ECF- European Union Cycling Group
• March 20- April 10, 2017: Draft version of EU Cycling Strategy blueprint document online for public consultation (results here)
• April 25, 2017: 3rd Expert Group Meeting*
• June 13 – June 16, 2017: Publication and public hand-over of EU Cycling Strategy to EU Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, at Velo-city 2017 conference in Arnhem-Nijmegen.
• June 28, 2017: 'Big Bike Event': Public event where the EU Cycling Strategy will be presented, organised by the Permanent Representations of the Benelux countries to the EU