Top names of the industry met on the first day of the Taipei Cycle Show to send a strong message in favour of collaboration with governments and advocates in order to grow the pie for everyone. The first-ever Leaders’ Panel offered the platform...

ConBici have been working hard to promote cycling in Spain, and are seeing real progress towards the development of a National Cycling Strategy.  After playing a leading role in establishing the National Cycling Council in 2014, and bringing...

After several years of consulting and lobbying, a great result has been achieved by the Thailand Cycling Club, an organisation that is part of the Steering Board of the World Cycling Alliance. Such a change will impact Thailand’s cycling system and...

WCA member organisation Hyderabad Bicycling Club (HBC) is implementing a project that will “change the commuting culture in our city”, as stated Manohar, Chairman of HBC. In partnership with UN-Habitat, they will install an e-bike sharing station at...

Taipei is about to reach a new high by bringing together global leaders of the cycling world. Velo-city Global and the Taipei Cycle Show will take place back-to-back in 2016, providing a unique insight into the future of cycling, especially in...

  In the first of a new series, we will be looking at how the Leadership Programme has been helping organisations in Europe advocate for cycling. First up, Cykelfrämjandet in Sweden! Through the ECF leadership program, Cykelfrämjandet...

Cycling takes a prominent stage at the current Dutch EU Presidency. From April 14 to June 30, the ‘Cycling Festival Europe’ will take place with activities in all 28 EU Member States. A pre-taste was given with the official launch of the...

Promoting cycling within cities can generate significant revenue gains for local businesses. According to a new study by ECF, European cyclists spend an impressive 111 billion euros in retail every year and if the share of cycling was doubled, this...

Adam Bodor is now ECF’s Advocacy and EuroVelo Director – Marcio Deslandes’ position changed to ECF’s Velo-city Series and Global Politics Director From 15th of February 2016 Adam Bodor’s responsibilities at ECF were extended. Adam’s position was...

A new institution is born to check on the levels of physical activity the French population gets. It presents thereby a great opportunity for collaboration with ECF’s health section and to improve coverage on the necessity of a consistent amount of...

There are a number of prominent ‘bicycle kingdoms’ on the globe. Looking at Europe, what first comes to mind are the Netherlands and Denmark. What may come as a surprise to many is that regarding cycle use, Hungary ranks third in Europe. With the...

Yesterday’s (3rd February) decision by the European Parliament on Real Driving Emissions leaves cities and it’s people suffering from dirty air in the cold. The de-facto increase of the NOx pollution levels by a conformity factor of 2.1 until...