Cycling tourism is booming. Over the past two years, the pandemic has acted as an accelerator to previously existing trends from across Europe, with more people choosing to spend their valuable free time in the saddle.

The new pan-European cycling master plan includes ECF recommendations on cycling infrastructure, funding and tourism and covers 54 countries across Europe and North America. Its key objective is to help double cycling levels in the region by 2030.*

In celebration of the 40th Velo-city anniversary, we invite you to attend our webcast "Cycling as the new normal" on 17 September 2020. Join us in imagining what a future with cycling as the new normal could look like. Since Velo-city series...

Since the Velo-city 2020 Ljubljana Preliminary Programme was launched in December 2019, the world has changed. The coronavirus pandemic has hit our lives, our economies and forced us to question the way we live. As we now share the new version...

ECF attended and spoke at a conference with a difference last week. The first ever Digital Worldbike conference was held entirely online on the 31st March, becoming the first 0 emissions conference. All in all there were around 30 speakers in three...

The 2020 edition of the Winter Cycling Congress rode into Joensuu, Finland. Promoting and encouraging cycling year-round, Joensuu appeared like a perfect host for this refreshing and inspiring event.  The Winter...

Impressed by the €12 billion generated by the cycling sector in Italy, Il Sole 24 Ore, the country’s leading financial newspaper, gathered the top cycling experts to discuss the next steps for the active mobility community. Economists, advocates,...

The next edition of Velo-city Conference Series taking place in Ljubljana, Slovenia between 2nd and 5th of June 2020, will revolve around the creation of smart, inclusive and cycling friendly environments of the future, which is reflected in the...

The CIVITAS Forum 2019 registered a record number of 650 participants gathered in Graz, Austria, to share ideas and best practices on how to make mobility in European cities more sustainable. This year’s theme was Back to the Future. ECF work The...

After inspiring Velo-city conferences in Rio de Janeiro and Dublin, Ljubljana (Slovenia) will be the next host of Velo-city 2020. Join the global cycling summit from 2nd through 5th of June 2020 and explore the theme “Smart...

After the successful experience of last year’s Velo-city conference, ECF and its global network Scientists for Cycling decided to continue integrating a research track into the conference programme also at this year’s edition in Dublin. The seven...

Velo-city 2019 Dublin officially closed its doors yesterday. The final plenary explored the City of Today and how it should evolve into the future of tomorrow. With a special commitment of the Lord Mayor of Dublin. The closing ceremony was attended...