We're delighted to present you our first news round-up from the Velo-city Global conference here in Adelaide. There will be one edition per day for the rest of the week during this special period: this way, you'll be able to catch up on all the...

Velo-city Global 2014 in Adelaide (South Australia), the premier worldwide cycling meeting brings together delegates from all four corners of the planet. ECF's specialised networks of scientists (Scientists for Cycling) and city officials (Cities...

Source: Cedric Lange, https://www.flickr.com/photos/cedpics/9600868064/  Following the example of its northern neighbours, the French government is considering the introduction of a tax-exemption for home-work travel by bike.  In order to study...

Cargo bikes aren't just here to look cool - they're an integral part of our big rethink on mobility. We've interviewed a company CEO who is just about to launch a modern bike basket that'll be the ideal companion for doing your groceries, going to...

A few days ago, we published the results of our EU-wide survey of MEP candidates’ views on cycling. We had asked them to react to our manifesto, and what we found out then is similar to what we’ll be telling you now: there is overwhelming support...

  The European Cyclists' Federation and EuroVelo were represented at the Iberian Cycling Congress last 2nd-4th May. Lisbon hosted this conference for its 11th edition, 18 years after it was first held in the Portuguese capital in 1996. During these...

Transport, health and environment ministers from 56 countries have decided to develop a pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion within the next few years by adopting the Paris Declaration. That’s fantastic news for the cycling world, as...

In the run-up to the next European Parliament elections on May 22-25, ECF and its members invited candidates to reply to a survey on European cycling policy. 364 Member of European Parliament (MEP) candidates filled in the survey – and demonstrated...

Numbers presented recently by German two-wheeler industry association ZIV suggest that in 2013 the value of sales on the bike market remained largely stable at more than € 4 billion, even though the number of bicycles sold decreased slightly.  A...

Since the first Iberian Congress on "The Bicycle and the City", which took place in Lisbon, Portugal in 1996 these venues have been important instruments to provide greater awareness and exchange of best practices in bicycle mobility as a central...

Cycling in Apulia A study on the mobility needs of people travelling to Puglia, with a specific focus on cycling mobility,  is being carried out by the Puglia Regional Transport Department and the University of Salento. The initiative is part of...

Velo-city Global 2014 is just around the corner! Here at ECF we are getting more and more excited about all the fun, interesting, and enlightening events offered at this year's conference in Adelaide. We've spoken with three participants to ask...