“Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through a socially-fair transition in a cost-efficient manner” – This is the key sentence in the European Long-Term Climate Strategy that the European Commission published today in Brussels [1]....

ECF at the MOVING People - MOVING Europe Conference “Strong leadership is needed to make advocacy successful” Dr. Bernhard Ensink, Secretary General of the ECF, stressed to participants from across Europe and the Middle East at the...

Promoting Active Cities Throughout Europe (PACTE) held the first workshop in Liverpool on November 15-16th, 2018. Hosted by the Liverpool City Council, a key project partner, the workshop welcomed participants from across Europe to discuss and...

Since the invention of the bicycle Dubliners have been delivering goods around the city on two wheels. From butcher boys to post men, the bike has been delivering for Dublin for a very long time. Now with the improvement in Ireland’s economy...

For over twenty years the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) has been a cornerstone of EU transport policy. It should come as no surprise therefore that ECF has been pushing hard to get the tectonic plates of European policy moving on this...

On May 2018, BleeperBike was one of the operators to be granted a license to operate a low-cost bike hire scheme under the regulations of Dublin City Council’s Stationless Bike Hire Scheme. These regulations cover the...

ECF has added its voice to a range of stakeholders, from road safety organisations, cities, and user groups to representatives of the automotive industry calling on European Parliament MEPs to  implement a range of vehicle safety measures that...

In keeping with EU and national policies, Dublin City Council’s City Development Plan 2016-2022 has an aspiration for Dublin to become a low-carbon and sustainable city. Dublin City Council’s Transportation Section is striving to enable this by...

Summary of the Report The Sustainable Mobility for All (SuM4All) initiative was born following a call for action from the President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, at the Climate Action Summit 2016, which was welcomed by the United Nations (UN)...

On Thursday 15th November, the European Parliament supported the development of intermodal transportation by backing a proposal that will entitle passengers to take bicycles on board all trains, including on high-speed, long distance, cross-border...

The European Commission has been working on proposals to update its 10 year old regulations on Road Infrastructure Safety Management (RISM) and ECF has been pushing hard to make sure cyclists get a look in. Next week the TRAN Committee of the...

Adopted by the Federal Parliament last week, new fiscal legislation takes first steps towards a more sustainable taxation of mobility and commuting expenses in Germany. Until now, the private use of all types of cars and bicycles that were provided...