ECF welcomes the European Commission initiative to improve the EU regulatory framework for road infrastructure safety management, especially actions targeted to protect cyclists and pedestrians. During the public consultation, ECF proposed several...
The F3 cycle highway from Leuven to Brussels follows the high-speed train line connecting Belgium with Germany, but as for today, in a few places cyclists have to make a detour. CHIPS project partner Province Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant)...
In our series of articles showcasing infrastructure of cycle highways we return once more to RijnWaalpad, to examine “het Groentje”. The bridge was incorporated last minute into the design of Nijmegen ring road to avoid interruptions and delays for...
Continuing our journey on RijnWaalpad, the cycle highway from Arnhem to Nijmegen, we arrive to Snelbinder – a two-kilometre long bicycle bridge, used by 6000 cyclists daily. It is interesting both as an engineering accomplishment and from the urban...
Where cycle highways meet busier roads, crossings are often grade-separated to maximise safety and minimise the need of stopping. We revisit RijnWaalpad to see how to design safe, comfortable and attractive bicycle tunnels. Bicycle tunnels...
CHIPS project partner, the Dutch province of Gelderland can be an example on how to minimise the number of stops and interruptions on a cycle highway. Cycling 18 km on the RijnWaalpad between Arnhem and Nijmegen train stations, you only have to...
‘Roll-estate’, a new concept that seeks to utilize retail space along bicycle routes to further encourage and facilitate cycling, premiered in the Netherlands during Velo-city week in June 2017. Developed by CycleSpace and CHIPS partners, the roll...
Thanks to the continuous work of FIAB, ECF member, Italy breaks one milestone after another in putting cycling high on the political agenda. After the proposal of a speed limit of 30 kph in urban areas, the Italian Parliament voted for the...
To promote and facilitate longer distance commuting by bicycle, a lot of countries are building ‘cycle highways’. But in all of these countries different words in different languages are now used for the same but also for different...
Have you seen this logo? The pilot project "Fietssnelwegen" is a part of the CHIPS project work package on readability. The objective of the CHIPS (Cycle Highways Innovation for smarter People Transport and Spatial Planning) project is to...
Success for German ECF member ADFC: For the first time in history, the government has included cycle highways in the new Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan adopted on 3 August 2016. The plan, which is going to be the central document for national...
Norway’s transport strategy aims to a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030. To do so, they want to become a top cycling country. Looking at the remarkable cycling modal shares of their Scandinavian neighbors (Denmark 17%, Sweden 12%), they must have...
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