The 6th VELOFORUM cycling congress that took place from 10 to 12 October in Lviv, Western Ukraine, proved to be a huge success for the country’s dynamic cyclist community. A record-high number of over 140 participants from different countries met to...

ISCA President Mogens Kirkeby and ECF MOVE Week coordinator Acacia Smith at the Belgian federal department of finances' 'Breakfast for Cyclists'   For the third year running, ECF played a big role in co-ordinating MOVE Week with ECF members in...

During the European Mobility Week, two Belgian ECF members, Fietsersbond and Gracq, invited the new Brussels government for a bike ride around town. The organisations pointed out to the different Ministers that in each work area, important...

ECF member FIAB reports on a busy autumn in Italy of cycling events and promotion. From multimodality studies, to bike-to-work incentives, workshops and cross-border cycling marathons; Italy has it all!  SUPPORTING CYCLING FOR LIVABLE CITIES:...

ECF member, the Cycling Club of Idalion (Δημοτικός Όμιλος Ποδηλάτου Ιδαλίου), participated in MOVE Week 2014 with amazing enthusiasm and a great response: 1,260 people showed up! An active promoter of cycling and sustainable mobility, the Cycling...

Photo courtesy of bikefestival.gr For one more year, the Athens Bike Festival welcomed thousands of cycling fans in Technopolis complex. More than 34.000 visitors crossed the gates of Technopolis during the three-day celebration. There is no doubt...

ECF welcomes the announcement of an extended partnership involving ten local public transit authorities in Germany that will promote the use of folding bikes alongside public transport in the region. Tern, the bicycle manufacturer member of the...

Image courtesy of 'Bilobicles Bag' Flickr gallery Some of our readers might recall a story that we broke last week on our social media pages: a scientific study has just been published asserting a link has been found between active travel and...

Report from ECF’s and WCA’s Secretary General Bernhard Ensink on the UN Climate Summit in New York.  While countries have their permanent missions to the UN in New York City, ECF has its own special kind of ‘permanent mission’: More cycling on the...

During European Mobility Week, an informal meeting of the 28 European Ministers of Transport took place in Milan. The question was raised if Italy is really promoting the daily use of bicycle in its cities. The Italian Parliament is presently...

 ECF took some members of the European Parliament on a Brussels cycle tour yesterday. Nice weather and VIP guide made the pre-launch of Cycling Forum Europe a colorful and informal meet up of cycling enthusiasts. The MEPs Anneli Jäätteenmäki (...

#SaferLorriesNow An 80cm longer cab with a rounded nose, smaller dashboard, expanded glazed areas and a slightly lower driver position could drastically reduce fatal blind spots [1] around the lorry cab, a new study by the Loughborough Design...