At the end of 2023, the European Commission published a comprehensive survey on how European citizens from 83 cities in the EU and its neighbourhood perceive their quality of life. At ECF, we took a deep dive into the data, analysed the aspects...

One of the parameters we analyse in our QECIO (Quantifying Europe’s Cycling Infrastructure using OpenStreetMap) dashboard is the uptake of contraflow cycling: the percentage of streets on which cycling in both directions is allowed in the total...

ECF and Agilytic host online Hackathon on using data analysis, visualisation and coding to encourage more cycling, with winning team taking home €1,000 cash prize.

A new study based on data from ECF’s COVID-19 cycling measures tracker shows that pop-up cycling infrastructure boosted cycling levels in European cities in the first months of the pandemic by between 11% and 48%.

As the impacts of the Coronavirus change our lives and daily habits all across Europe, the continent is also experiencing an unprecedented cycling wave. On December 2nd, at the Bike Market Outlook & Perspectives Webinar, Cycling Industries...

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, a growing number of national, regional, and local authorities in Europe have turned to cycling as a mobility solution that simultaneously addresses issues linked to public health, the environment, and...

In a joint political declaration on Tuesday (14 July), Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands called on the EU to prioritise cycling in the post-virus recovery. Benelux Ministers of Transport presented to the European Commission Vice President,...

According to the latest market report from CONEBI, ECF’s partners in the bicycle industry, e-bikes remain strong drivers of growth in an otherwise stable EU bicycle market. For the first time, more than 3 million electric bikes were sold in 2019, a...

Cycling as a resilient and healthy mode of transport has received a lot of attention in media and politics during the last weeks. The first available data from several European countries clearly shows that citizens have recognised these benefits...

The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), in collaboration with its member organisations from all over Europe, have been collecting detailed information about the measures taken by local or national authorities for the recovery after...

Due to the drop in road traffic during the COVID19 lockdown, many Europeans have started to realize that their cities can be much more breathable, peaceful and quiet. The European Environment Agency (EEA) has recently issued a report pointing out...

Experience shows that informed policy-making often translates into good policy-making. Today we explore another important element of road safety outlined in the Best Practice Guide of the Safety Cycling Advocacy Program: data collection. Getting a...