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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...

02 Aug, 2012

The European Parliament supports it, and so does the European Economic and Social Committee: EuroVelo, the European long-distance cycle route network, is aiming...

30 Jul, 2012

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...

27 Jul, 2012

This September,  Nantes will host the first ever international EuroVelo - Greenways conference on cycling tourism. Conference organisers are hoping that it wil...

19 Jul, 2012

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...

19 Jul, 2012

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...

17 Jul, 2012

  Velo-city Global 2012: Delegates, bikes, more delegates, and more bikes. Photo © Veloworks Cycling Society. Thanks to Gil Peñalosa, Velo-city Global 2012 sta...

16 Jul, 2012

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...

13 Jul, 2012

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...

12 Jul, 2012

#SALVAICICLISTI campaigners in the streets of Rome Credit: Sky.it Italian Blogger Paolo Pinzuti explains how you can kickstart a bicycle campaign with little...

11 Jul, 2012

 As major European cities have developed and expanded over the years, they have also become increasingly congested and harder to navigate. One creative solutio...

09 Jul, 2012

    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...

03 Jul, 2012

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