Throughout the Belgian region of Flanders, safe and signposted cycle routes are helping people to access vaccination centres. With Flanders having the highest vaccination rates in Belgium, such accessibility is surely proving a success!

The transport and building sectors are both crucial for the EU’s 2030 goal of cutting emissions by 55%. A new ECF position paper outlines how to include bicycle parking and e-bike charging infrastructure in the Energy Performance of Buildings...

In only five years, the region of West Pomerania in Poland has created the backbone of an entire regional cycling network, with 800km of high-quality cycle routes – including 350km of new cycle tracks – already either opened or under construction.

The European Commission’s “Fit for 55” package missed a major opportunity to propose a radical transformational shift away from polluting road transport. To cut emissions by 55% by 2030, the EU must significantly scale up cycling across all of ...

12,000 more participants took part in the Bike to Work 2021 campaign compared to the previous year. A total of 15.6 million kilometres were covered by cyclists throughout Switzerland, a distance equivalent to 40 trips to the moon!

ECF welcomes the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality as the newest member of Cities & Regions for Cyclists, a network bringing together local and regional administrations that actively work to promote the bicycle as a mode of transport and leisure.

ECF’s latest publication, “Cyclists love trains,” sets a benchmark for intermodal travel on Europe’s railways. The report ranks the bicycle friendliness of 69 European rail operators and was launched at a high-level online event organised by ECF.

Annual mass bike ride returns stronger than ever to the streets of the Hungarian capital after COVID-19 enforced hiatus; making a strong case in favour of more cycling infrastructure.

ECF’s President from 2005 to 2017, Manfred Neun, has been awarded the prestigious German Federal Cross of Merit for his services to the cause of cycling in a ceremony presided over by the Bavarian State Minister.

After years of advocating to exclude e-bikes from mandatory motor vehicle insurance, ECF and CONEBI have succeeded in getting the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to overturn the original European Commission proposal.

After ECF’s successful campaign to change EU rail passengers’ legislation, a new ECF report on the bicycle friendliness of 53 European railway operators marks the next stop on the line to improving bicycle access on Europe’s trains.

ECF welcomes the Capital Region of Denmark as the newest member of the Cities & Regions for Cyclists network. The network brings together local and regional administrations, actively working to promote cycling as a mode of transport and leisure...