For this article we thank Ms. Anne Madden from CHIPS project partner - Sustrans.   CHIPS Partners Sustrans and Translink (Northern Ireland's integrated bus and rail public transport company) have partnered on Valentine’s Day to say ‘thank...

Key European experts in cycling and related fields have gathered in Brussels on the 14th of February, 2017 to continue the discussion on a EU Cycling Strategy blueprint document. ‘We are very glad to cooperate with the masterminds behind...

Its alphabet soup time. ECF has been continuing its fruitful work together with the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the promotion of cycling. A lot of it is behind the scenes work, lobbying for cycling behind closed doors. Fortunately it’s not...

On the 30th of January 2017, Shimano Europe opened its new headquarters in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. This multinational producer of cycling components is one of the ECF Cycling Industry Club members, therefore, ECF Development Director Kevin Mayne...

The City Council of Bordeaux expressed its strong support for the new Cycling plan 2017-2020. The plan which foresees cycling related spending of 70 million € was adopted almost unanimously. These investments are expected to raise a modal share of...

A new law amendment in Slovakia makes possible from 1st January 2017 to ride a bicycle with a blood alcohol concentration up to 0.5 per thousand, i.e. 0.24 mg/l if one takes a breath test, while there was zero tolerance before. However, it is...

The European Commission makes direct financial contributions in the form of grants in support of projects or organisations which further the interests of the EU or contribute to the implementation of an EU programme or policy. Interested parties can...

The European Commission (EC) has released its long awaited report on safety testing procedures for all new motor vehicles. These are new regulations that could have huge repercussions for road safety across the EU. The report provides a list of 19...

Thanks to the continuous work of FIAB, ECF member, Italy breaks one milestone after another in putting cycling high on the political agenda. After the proposal of a speed limit of 30 kph in urban areas, the Italian Parliament voted for the...

During the second week of January, ECF President Manfred Neun was invited to present current Scientist for Cycling (S4C) activities at the Bicycling Committee Meeting of American Transport Research Board (TRB). TRB is a division of the US National...

The first bicycle parade of the year in Moscow organized by Let's bike it and the Transport Department of Moscow, was held despite the freezing temperature of -28C. Over 500 participants were not intimidated by the weather and...

Most people are probably more interested in models on bicycles than in modelling cyclists. Nevertheless, modelling cyclists is a challenging issue in the FLOW project. How to predict bicycle traffic after implementing a traffic measure? How can you...