ECF welcomes this historic milestone with enthusiasm, which is set to serve as a strategic compass for existing and future cycling policies.

High motorisation rates, low shares of active mobility and public transport present challenges to Rome’s current transport system. However, this is set to change soon: Led by the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan and coordinated through the UPPER...

Last week’s Women in Cycling Webinar successfully convened with over 700 registrations to focus on the current challenges and opportunities faced by the cycling sector's diversity landscape. 

The European Parliament voted this week to allow 17-year-old teenagers to drive large trucks, if accompanied by an adult (older than 24 years), and to be allowed to drive solo at 18. The current recommended minimum age for driving a truck in the EU...

On 16 February 2024, nearly 200 local and regional government officials convened at a conference dedicated to the technical, organisational and financial aspects of cycle tourism, organised by West Pomerania Voivodeship (Poland) and...

ECF Member in Greece Cities for Cycling has launched an exciting initiative to integrate the bicycle into Athens’ flourishing cultural scene.

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...

Authored by Cites & Regions for Cyclists network member – City of Jerusalem In recent years, Jerusalem has made significant progress in developing its cycling infrastructure, with a focus on improving connectivity, tackling topographical...

In a significant step aimed at fostering more cycling tourism, the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) and the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) have officially renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an additional two years. This...

EU Member State ministers and state secretaries for transport gathered in Hasselt, Belgium, on 30 January for the “High-Level EU Cycling Conference – Taking the European Declaration on Cycling to the next level” conference. This was a high-level...

The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) is delighted to announce that the City of Rimini has won the bid to host the 2026 edition of the prestigious Velo-city conference. Marking its return to Italy for the first time since 1991, ECF chose Rimini in...

Markings on cycling infrastructure play an essential role in safer cycling by mitigating risks, enhancing visibility and overall enforcing a sense of safety for cyclists.