On October 15th in Rome FIAB met for the first time the Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Graziano Delrio, and the Minister of Tourism and Culture, Dario Franceschini. The talk between Mr. Delrio and FIAB's President, Mrs. Giulietta...

New research from Theo Zeegers in the Netherlands seems to have thrown the cat amongst the pigeons with regards to bicycle helmet research. A Dutch cycling researcher and advocate Theo Zeegers has put forward a piece of research that may force us to...

On October 9th, Lisbon city has launched a €28.9 million public competition for the implementation of a public bike share system. The announcement, published in the Official Gazette, states that the winner will enjoy a 9 year concession. The “...

Cycling organisations on both sides of the English Channel are working together to fight a change in bicycle carriage policy being introduced by the rail operator Eurostar next month. From 1st November it will no longer be possible to transport...

Antwerp wants to become a world-class cycle city and make cycling trips feel like first class travelling. There are about 700km of cycle lanes on the 1600km city roads and the modal share of cycling in Antwerp is high: 29.5% for commuting, 36.4% for...

Johannesburg, South Africa is currently hosting the EcoMobility World Festival 2015 for the month of October. Ecomobility looks at travel through integrated, socially inclusive and environmentally friendly modes such as walking, cycling and public...

Mr Mirko Tutino (left), vice-mayor for infrastructure, mobility, environment and energy in Reggio Emilia and Alessandro Meggiato (right), head of the mobility department, received the price during the CIVITAS Forum in Ljubljana from 7 – 9 Oct 2015...

Every year, the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro organises the national cycling workshop BiciRio on the occasion of the car free day. And this year was no different. The city of Rio, together with private and governmental partners and local civil...

The European Cyclists’ Federation provides two identical training webinars on WHO HEAT (Health Economic Assessment Tool) with a focus on cycling. Dates  #1 November 5th at 13.00 CET #2 November 10th at 12.00 CET.   *Duration: 35 min presentation...

  This year Kyiv got it's first complete route that connects one of the neighbourhoods with the city centre. Unlike previous projects, the route logically connects a residential area and the city centre with a high concentration of workplaces....

The SWITCH project supports cities with health and transport experts to deliver campaigns promoting travel behaviour change. SWITCH was presented in Istanbul at the 11th Annual Meeting and 6th Conference of HEPA Europe by Dr William Bird, CEO of...

A partnership between ALD Automotive Portugal and ISS Facility Services has joined PRO-E-BIKE project as one more pilot. ALD Automotive, which is one of the leading European operational leasing companies, challenged one of their clients, ISS...