For more or less 10 years, bike sharing systems have been facilitating first- and last-mile connections in our cities; and this session at Velo-city proved once again the beneficial impact they have on mobility and local economies. D V Manohar,...

The first day of Velo-city was also the kick-off of the academic stream of the conference, organised by the Laboratory for Sustainable Mobility at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in cooperation with ECF’s network Scientists for Cycling. The...

Velo-city 2018 kicked off with a dynamic and inspirational plenary about “City for all”. In a nutshell, the plenary discussed sustainable urban development and how it results in the inclusion of all people in a city; children, elderly, women, and...

Every day, we hear about Smart Cities. About how data can give us insight and help us understand our own cities, to then be more efficient when planning and implementing new infrastructure. About how new connected technologies will...

The importance of good governance was the focus of the first of four sessions on cycle tourism during this year’s Velo-city.  Ádám Bodor, Advocacy and EuroVelo Director at the ECF, was the moderator for the session and explained that he was...

On Monday 11th June, one day before the opening of Velo-city 2018, around 20 members of the Cities & Regions for Cyclists network convened in Rio from all over Europe (and the world) for a great bike ride and networking day. The Cities &...

We are pleased to welcome the Dutch Cycling Embassy at the Velo-city 2018 Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro! The Dutch Cycling Embassy is a public private network for sustainable bicycle inclusive mobility, which represents the best of Dutch Cycling:...

Collisions with cars, vans and lorries account for a large proportion of cyclist deaths. The severity of impacts between motor vehicles and cyclists is influenced by a variety of factors, including the level of protection provided by the vehicle,...

The European Commission has, following an ECJ decision, decided to allow classification of all Electric Power Assisted Bicycles (EPAC/Pedelec) as a “motor vehicle" within the scope of the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directive. If it were to become law...

The European Commission is now building the framework for the new generation of European Funding Programmes in the next programming period 2021-2027. Last week the European Commission has published its proposal for a regulation for the European...

One of the key elements of the 3rd Mobility Package launched by the European Commission on May 17th is a proposal for amending the Road Infrastructure Safety Management directive (2008/96/EC, also known as the RISM directive). The directive...

Velo-city 2018 article series featuring mini interviews on plenary speakers continue with Stefanie Holzwarth, plenary speaker for the plenary: Global Policy. Ms. Holzwarth is working as an Associate Human Settlements Officer in the Urban Mobility...