The Annual POLIS Conference is Europe’s leading sustainable urban mobility event, providing an opportunity for cities and regions to showcase their transport ac...
Globally, walking and cycling have been undervalued as a key part of action on the climate emergency, warns a new analysis and report by the Partnership for Active Travel...
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and cycling associations Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) and the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CO...The European Declaration on Cycling marks a pivotal step for cycle route networks and cycle tourism in establishing Europe as a leading cycling tourism destination....
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) has published a new state-of-the-art factsheet on longitudinal gradients on cycling infrastructure. The report is a meta...ECF releases a new factsheet which compiles, compares and analyses requirements for longitudinal slopes across national and regional standards and guidelines from 12 coun...
Even on physically segregated cycle infrastructure, cyclists still need to interact with motorised vehicles on crossings. Poorly designed crossings that are con...This report details a comprehensive factsheet on at-grade, uncontrolled crossings, between cycle traffic on a cycle track and lateral motorised traffic.
Stops and interruptions are critical quality aspects of a cycle route. On a typical bicycle, cycling stably without excessive effort requires maintaining a spee...This report provides quality parameters for cycle infrastructure: interruptions and delays
Longitudinal slopes affect cycling in two ways. Uphill cycling requires additional effort, which might be discouraging or prohibitive for some users (less fit,...This report provides quality parameters for cycle infrastructure: longitudinal gradients
POLIS, ECF, and CIE host a joint breakfast session to discuss the future of cycling in cities and regions.
COP28 will convene in the UAE in November 2023. COP28 UAE brings the world together at a critical moment for global transformative climate action...
Another World Car-Free Day is behind us, and the experience showed how streets can be a beautiful place when filled with walkers, runners and cyclists instead o...On Car Free Day 2023, usually traffic-clogged avenues and streets became places of leisure and play, as cars gave way for people. In Belgium, more than 40 towns turned th...
The annual flagship event of ECF, Velo-city, the world cycling summit, is where advocates, cities, decision and policy makers, researchers and industry lea...
This year, from 11-13 October, the EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference 2023 embraced the theme “Cycling: a new perspective on heritage.” Hosted in the bea...With exciting announcements and commitments, lively discussions and a picturesque conference dinner, our flagship EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference 2023 was an in...