Construction works started on a new section of planned F212 cycle highway, next to the Zellik train station. When completed, F212 will connect the municipality of Asse (32 000 inhabitants) in the province of Flemish Brabant with Brussels. F212...

A freezing (-5°) Essen in the German Ruhr area has been the home of the third Cycle Highway Academy organized by the European CHIPS project. After an inspiring visit to London’s Cycle Superhighways where the second Cycle Highway Academy explored...

After last week’s article on women and cycling, we introduce another crucial topic which will be discussed during Velo-city 2018: bicycles as a tool for access and social inclusion. Rio de Janeiro will be the perfect stage for that purpose, as the...

Two years and a half  after the beginning of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, today Germany’s top Administrative Court backed environmental plans that may lead to a ban on diesel cars in cities. The judges refused to overturn lower court...

Within the next 15 years, rapid advances in information technologies are going to challenge traditional sectors in unimaginable ways, including the cycling industry. Will the sharing economy make bicycles available and free to everyone? Will...

If you ask any cyclist about cycling the first word that she or he will mention is FREEDOM. Velo-city 2018 builds on Velo-city 2017 Arnhem- Nijmegen ‘The Freedom of Cycling’, by taking another perspective: Access. Velo-city 2018 places access...

The sixth edition of the Winter Cycling Congress, held this year February 8-11 in Moscow, was the largest-ever gathering devoted to year-round cycling. Organized by the Russian cycling advocacy group Let’s bike it! together with the Winter Cycling...

Thursday 8th of March is the deadline for three interesting open consultations on three of the major EU Funding Instruments (in the area of strategic infrastructure, Cohesion and Research & Innovation) that we think would be of...

We are excited to announce that the final programme for the Cycling Industry Leaders Summit - European Summit on the Future of Cycling is OUT NOW! Take a look at the comprehensive agenda, divided into four main blocks to each represent major...

Introducing high-quality fast cycling routes in one of the biggest European cities was a challenging task, but the completed ‘cycle superhighways’ attracted thousands of commuters. On the Blackfriars bridge bicycles constitute 70% of all traffic in...

Here’s a quick round up of items cycling around in the ECF health arena. The EU seeks your input on how to make cities healthier places to live with more walking and cycling, how much of the EU budget should be spent on health, and your views on the...

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is an event organized every two years by the UN-Habitat since 2002; this year’s edition was held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from 7 to 13 February 2018. The main focus of the WUF9 has been the implementation of the New...