After a disappointing proposal by the European Commission on new CO2 emission 2030 targets for cars, a shift to active modes and public transport, more than ever, has to be part of the solution if the EU wants to honour its climate obligations....

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 to...

ECF’s new elected board just got to work at a productive first meeting in Brussels on 13 October! Each new member brings valuable experience and expertise to the work of ECF, and holds a strong belief in cycling as a catalyst for progress and change...

After months of negotiating, the new Dutch coalition agreed to invest 2 billion Euro additionally into mobility, thereof 5 % (100 million Euro) into cycling. Not enough to materialize the big ambitions for cycling, says Dutch ECF member Fietsersbond...

A FLOW Webinar  on “Putting it all together: The policy context of applying the FLOW tools”, will take place on 08.11.2017,14:00-15:30.  Following the webinar an online course will be held between 13.11 and 08.12.2017. In this  FLOW...

This year’s VELOFORUM International Conference was held on October 6-8 in Mykolaiv/Ukraine, bringing together more than 100 participants from 24 Ukrainian cities and 8 European countries under the motto “Cycling as a catalyst for urban changes”....

ECF are currently involved in an issue that could be a threat to the growth of pedelec use in the EU. The Motor Vehicle Insurance Directive (MID) ensures that when a vehicle is insured for third party liability in one of the Member States, this...

Hundreds of officials representing the most active European cities in sustainable mobility attended the 15th CIVITAS conference in Torres Vedras, Portugal. We were there, to represent cycling and keep involving new stakeholders and supporters for...

 The second Cycle Highway Academy took place in London on the 4th and 5th of October after the successful first edition around “Planning’ in Arnhem in June during Velo-city 2017. The CHIPS partners were very excited to host the second edition...

ECF is proud to collaborate with our members and take part in exciting EU-funded projects, some ongoing and some yet to be kicked off! Project topics include cycle tourism, urban mobility and capacity building for civil society organisations. ECF's...

A good week for ECF at the Transport and Tourism(TRAN) committee which is responsible for transport issues within the European Parliament, has been dealing with vehicle safety and professional driver training. Two issues of interest, first is a...

PEBSS member Bikeplus just hosted a successful, audience-packed conference in Manchester on UK Bike Share, driving collaborative discussions, presentations, and debates on the evolution of bike share across the UK. Manchester was chosen as the...