With National Recovery and Resilience Plans in place for two years now, it is time again for ECF to check how cycling investments are progressing. Short answer: More or less as planned, except for Italy.

In 2009 in London Kate Cairns’s sister Eilidh was killed while cycling after a large tipper truck ran her over. The driver said he did not see her. In the aftermath of this tragic event, Kate set up a campaign called See Me Save Me in order to...

ECF welcomes the Province of Groningen to Cities & Regions for Cyclists, a network that brings together local and regional administrations, actively working to promote the bicycle as a mode of transport and leisure, and the exchange of knowledge...

The quirky city of Ghent is a cosy pocket-sized city with the energy of a metropolis and a top destination for cycling enthusiasts. Through people-focused urban planning, community engagement and a deep commitment to securing a liveable future,...

ECF publishes a first-of-its-kind analysis of financial investments in cycling projects made by EU Member States using EU Structural Funds, based on data from the European Commission’s “Cohesion Open Data Platform”.

Various nationwide cycling programmes in France are now being financed through energy efficiency programmes, as the recently revised European Energy Efficiency Directive calls for an additional 11.7% reductions of energy consumption by 2030.

ECF welcomes the City of Tel Aviv-Yafo to Cities & Regions for Cyclists, a network that brings together local and regional administrations, actively working to promote the bicycle as a mode of transport and leisure, and the exchange of knowledge...

The City of Vienna, a member of ECF's CRC network, now allows cyclists to turn right at red lights at over 300 locations, promoting transport safety, sustainability and accessibility for people on bikes.

This year, ECF has once again explored the potential of using OpenStreetMap (OSM) to quantify cycling infrastructure across Europe. Our tool, Quantifying Europe’s Cycling Infrastructure using OpenStreetMap (QECIO) 2.0, equips policymakers and...

Since the beginning of the year, ECF has been involved in a new Horizon Europe Project - UPPER: Unleashing the Potential of Public Transport in Europe.

Commitments to increasing active travel often look nice on paper, but are governments actually committed to doing what is necessary to deliver on their goals? While Wales and Scotland are doubling down on active mobility, things look quite different...

The lack of safe and accessible bicycle parking is one of the main barriers to regular cycling, the most-energy efficient of all transport modes. Bicycle theft is a major issue that affects millions of Europeans. According to official police...