The EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference is the key event bringing together all actors in the cycling tourism sector. It is the ideal platform for debate a...
The World Passenger Festival is a unique event attracting global public transport operators to discuss the transformative era of mobility. The 2023 conference i...
Held annually since 1991 in Germany, Eurobike is an international bicycle trade fair. It aims to address contemporary global challenges such as climate change a...Last week, ECF took part in the annual Eurobike Trade Fair in Frankfurt, Germany. The fair took place from 21 – 25 June, attracting 1,500 exhibitors and 61,150 visitors....
The EU Cycling Declaration and the European Year of Cycling 2024 A lot of progress has been made in our campaign for an EU Cycling Declaration and a European Ye...As always, ECF has been busy pushing for more and better cycling across Europe and the world. From the EU to the UN to the International Transport Forum, wherever cycling...
World Bicycle Day Since a decision by the UN General Assembly in 2018, 3 June has been celebrated as World Bicycle Day each year. The celebration is intend...On Friday 2 June, ECF hosted a webinar to celebrate World Bicycle Day and to launch our new report produced in collaboration with Cities Changing Diabetes. The report pro...
After the adoption of the Pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion in May 2021, a group of experts on cycling infrastructure (GE.5) was set up by the Unit...UNECE has convened a group of experts, including ECF, to help with the implementation of the infrastructure module of the Pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion....
Have you noticed recently that cars are often sticking out from their parking bays, leaving less space when passing out cyclists and turning two-way street...ECF takes a look at the recent trends of increasing car sizes in Europe, analysing their environmental impact as well as road safety implications. We then explore...
For cyclists, being overtaken too close for comfort by a motorist is unfortunately a common, if not daily, occurrence. Apart from being a scary experience for t...In this article, we take a look at one of the most commonly experienced road safety issues for cyclists. We give a brief overview of what co...
On 16 May 2023, the United Nations General Assembly designated 26 November as World Sustainable Transport Day. The landmark decision comes as another significan...The UN accepts new resolution encouraging the promotion of sustainable transport to tackle various global challenges. ECF welcomes the resolution, recognising it as anoth...
The Cycling and Health Tech Industry R&D Centre (CHC), based in Taichung Taiwan, will be exhibiting at Eurobike, the renowned cycling conference taking plac...ECF Associate Member from Taiwan CHC will be at this year’s Eurobike conference to promote the International Bicycle Design Competition and their handcycle design.
Cyclists love trains, but this love is not always reciprocated. If you’re dreaming of bikepacking along one of the EuroVelo routes this summer or your travel pl...Eurostar recently announced that bicycles can once again be transported across the English channel, despite some limitations staying in place. In this article, we examine...
On 27 April 2023, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) hosted the eagerly anticipated EU CYCLE Project Final Conference at its offices in Brussels. Uniting p...ECF looks back on the final conference of the EU CYCLE Project, which explored EU support for cycling investments across European regions and the benefits of cycling in c...