Many cyclists already know they are faster than cars, particularly in peak hour traffic. Yet even cyclists may be surprised at how much time bicycles can save...
The European Parliament supports it, and so does the European Economic and Social Committee: EuroVelo, the European long-distance cycle route network, is aiming...
The Spanish government is looking at implementing a compulsory helmet laws. This could be disastrous for cycling and also Spain’s successful bike share schemes...
This September, Nantes will host the first ever international EuroVelo - Greenways conference on cycling tourism. Conference organisers are hoping that it wil...
What do comes to mind with the phrase “lobby group”? A suited and serious bunch, sitting at a round table discussing things like fiscal policy and strategic pl...
This year, ECF’s Velo-city conference was set in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. With the mountains on one side, and the beach on the other, Vancouver m...
Velo-city Global 2012: Delegates, bikes, more delegates, and more bikes. Photo © Veloworks Cycling Society. Thanks to Gil Peñalosa, Velo-city Global 2012 sta...
A new study has ranked bike share schemes across the world. Lyon's Veluv' system (France) receives top marks while all three Dutch cities are given the lowest s...
Bicycle advocates need to focus their efforts on city design as much as on cycling itself. ECF spoke to Urbanist Brent Toderian during Velo-city 2012. Brent T...
#SALVAICICLISTI campaigners in the streets of Rome Credit: Sky.it Italian Blogger Paolo Pinzuti explains how you can kickstart a bicycle campaign with little...
As major European cities have developed and expanded over the years, they have also become increasingly congested and harder to navigate. One creative solutio...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Last week, the ECF crew rolled on over to Vancouver and snapped countless pictures of the Velo-city conferenc...