Day 03 Highlights here!The first proposal for a EU Cycling Strategy was received by European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc The EU Cycling Strategy recommendations were handed today to European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, on the...

Day 02 Highlights here!Freedom of Children The motto of Velo-city 2017 is ‘The Freedom of Cycling’ and for children around the world the bicycle does indeed represent freedom.  However, the environment that children grow up inevitably effects...

Day 01 Highlights here!Bikenomics Let’s talk Cycling Economics. We need to “set the frame for the sustainable world that we want and above all avoid unsustainable development”, said Manfred Neun, ECF president this morning in Nijmegen, NL. He...

World’s biggest cycling conference takes off with record numbers & royalty With more than 260 speakers from all over the world Velo-city started today not only with record numbers but also with a spectacular opening by His Royal Highness King...

Breaking News: ECF’s Cities for Cyclists network now open to the world’s top cycling regions. After the Velo-city Conference 2017 the ECF Cities for Cyclists Network will become the Cities & Regions for Cyclists Network, reflecting the important...

The world's biggest bicycle conference takes place this week. Velo-city Arnhem-Nijmegen 2017 is finally here. The ECF Livepage will be updated continuously during Velo-city week with daily coverage of thrilling sessions, inspiring speakers,...

CHIPS UK Project Partner Sustrans has launched a new cyclist loyalty scheme called ‘Pedal Perks’ in East Belfast. The scheme offers discounts and rewards to customers arriving on two wheels, and aims to encourage more people to cycle to...

Last week, German ECF member organisation ADFC presented the 7th edition of its Fahrradklima-Test on cycling conditions in German towns and cities. With over 120,000 participants, ranking 539 cities, it is the largest study of its kind...

As part of our work to help cycling and the bike industry into the world of smart, connected and shared mobility we are working with visionaries and leaders who are setting the tone in this new mobility. We are going to be inviting some of them...

A coalition of industry, NGOs, consumer groups, and cities are calling on the European Commission to urgently bring forward new minimum safety standards for new cars, vans and trucks, after years of delays. The European Commission is expected to...

A cycling tour was co-organised on 1-7 May 2017, by Turkish ECF Member Enverçevko (Energy Efficiency and Environment Protection Association), Bursa Bubidosd (Bursa Bicycle and Nature Friends Association), Uludağ University Bicycle Community and...

CHIPS project partner, NHTV, has developed a Virtual Reality Simulator called CycleSpex to research in an innovative way (by using virtual reality technology) the user experience of cyclists of infrastructure and the built environment. The...