Seville's bike sharing system: Who can forget the city of Seville, host to Velo-city 2011 and Spain's bicycle darling. The local advocacy group 'A Contramano' has just turned 25 years old and has many reasons to celebrate: cycling has increased...

Protected bicycle lanes in Vancouver Credit: Richard Campbell If you need more evidence that infrastructure saves lives, then look no further. New research from the American Journal of Public Health shows that dedicated bike lanes can cut...

Dutch transport in winter - Credit: Amsterdamize   Just when you thought the Dutch had it all in terms of cycling infrastructure, they go one step further and decide to heat bike lanes during the winter months.  According to the Dutch Newspaper,...

Data from TomTom has ranked Europe’s most congested cities. Unsurprisingly, the top 5 cities have low levels of cycling. Navigation systems manufacturer, TomTom has ranked Europe’s most congested cities with Istanbul, Warsaw, Marseille, Palermo and...

Mayor Ron Huldai signing the Charter of Brussels Credit: Yael Tzur Tel-Aviv has signed ECF’s charter of Brussels and wants to see 15% of all trips done by bicycle by 2020. The city appears to be making all the right moves to become a cycling...

People in Houten, the Netherlands Why are some European cities cycling mad? And how can other cities copy their infrastructure? ECF spoke to Kalle Vaismaa, co-author of the book “Best European Practices in Promoting Cycling and Walking”. Working...

The European Commission recently joined Bike to Work and Filip Majcen, a Director at the Commission’s DG Translation, was among the first to sign up. In this interview he tells Tim Cooper from the European Union Cyclists' Group why, and what it...

Cyclists in Copenhagen, which hosted Velo-city Global 2010 The world’s biggest cycling policy conference has short-listed host cities for Velo-city 2015. Basel (Switzerland), Nantes (France) and Helsinki (Finland) have been short-listed to host...

Traffic in Bangkok Bangkok's streets are notorious for bumper to bumper traffic and smog but it would appear that Thai officials want change. ECF's secretary general has been flown over to present at a conference in Thailand about why cycling is...

The Velo-city Program Committee is seeking your contribution, which should be relevant to at least one of the conference themes (cycling cultures, cycling cities and cycling benefits) and help participants to move towards cycling-friendly cities...

Experts gather to discuss how to make the most of cycling tourism in Nantes, France. Cycling Tourism is a huge growth sector but it needs to widen its appeal if it wants to get even bigger. Ed Lancaster lets us know what’s happening after...

As Europeans get fatter, technology may just get more people on bikes.  Obesity levels continue to rise across Europe, and statistics almost beggar belief. Many studies point to health care costs in excess of €10 billion per annum in Europe and the...