What would happen if more people would use their bicycle instead of using their car? What would happen if cycle use in a midsized Dutch city, like Alkmaar, were to increase 10%? Fietsberaad, the Dutch cycling knowledge center, used advanced...

2015 has been an outstanding year for the European Bike2Work project. Across all Europe, a total of 290.876 people participated in the campaigns, but what is really surprising is the number of new cyclists who got involved: 65.491, 76% more...

Highly responsive to the Leadership Programme, the Slovenian Cyclists' Network improved its influence at the national level. The SCN was selected to represent all NGOs in the interministerial working group for cycle friendly laws and it has been...

Thanks to FIAB, cycling has scored another success in Italy. Our Italian national member organisation managed to put the Leadership Programme’s teachings into practice, and has become an agenda setter for transport governmental agencies in the...

With over 100 billion EUR, congestion costs European cities over 1% of the EU GDP per year. Looking for a solution, ECF studied the implementation of congestion charges in 4 cities over many years: Milan, London, Gothenburg and Stockholm. The new...

On 27 April, the German federal government decided to launch a huge subsidy package for electric cars worth almost 1 billion euros over the next years. Besides a buyer’s premium of 4000 Euros per electric car and 3000 Euros for hybrid cars (of which...

The Austrian participants in the Leadership Programme, Radlobby, have used the programme to help further their organisation and the promotion of cycling in many ways. From identifying and targeting new funding streams, to interacting and working...

Tourism is the third biggest industry in the EU and one of the driving forces of the European economy. It creates jobs, regional development and growth. Sustainable tourism – such as long-distance cycling- can deliver a significant return on...

The biggest gathering of cycling advocates will take place this May in the Swedish capital. Hot policy topics, global and European advocacy developments but also organizational issues will be on the menu of the two-day meeting. With over 80...

Air pollution is one of Europe’s biggest ‘invisible killers’, causing 403.000 premature deaths in 2012 alone. As well as the terrible suffering that air quality related illnesses cause, there are also tangible economic losses as well: The health-...

For Sindikat Biciklista, the ECF’s Croatian participants in the Leadership Programme, the main goal was to try and create an active cycling network within Croatia. Despite facing difficulty, they have managed to succeed. Participation in the...

This spring and for two days, the center of Athens lived in the rhythm of cyclists. The Athens Bike Weekend was organized in the heart of the city, on Syntagma Square, and aimed at conditioning citizens to the use of bicycles and at accelerating the...