“Does legislation help you develop cycling and cycling infrastructure or on the contrary, is a hindrance?” - asked Camille Thomé, directress of the Vélo&Territoires network of French cities and regions. Not surprisingly, the answers varied from...
Presupposing financial and regulatory priority for cyclists, experts predict e-bike sales to rise to 30 million. Due to an astonishing market upsurge of more than 20%, experts felt compelled to revise their numbers, which they originally envisaged...
Reducing VAT (Value Added Tax) on the sales of bicycles and pedelecs from 21% to 6%: That is what the Finance Commission of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives called for in a unanimous vote last week. In order for the decision to become...
Underwater tunnels are not typical cycling facilities. But in a few cases, such tunnels provide an important cycling connection. We start a new mini-series with Kennedy tunnel in Antwerp, which is a part of both the TEN-T road network and the cycle...
Where a road crosses a village, there is often limited space available between buildings. The reconstruction of Lodewijk van Veltemstraat in the municipality of Herent is an example how to provide continuous cycling infrastructure in such case....
Construction works started on a new section of planned F212 cycle highway, next to the Zellik train station. When completed, F212 will connect the municipality of Asse (32 000 inhabitants) in the province of Flemish Brabant with Brussels. F212...
A recent research by the University of the West of England found that a 20-minute increase in commute time is as bad as a 19 per cent pay cut for job satisfaction: every extra minute spent travelling to and from work reduces job and leisure time...
It seems that we were too premature in our congratulations of the TRAN committees work in the Professional Drivers Qualifications. This legislation lays out the basis for providing training programmes for professional drivers, including importantly...
On 23 and 24 November, ECF welcomed guests from member organizations and ECF networks Cities and Regions for Cyclists, Cycling Industry Club and Scientists for Cycling at our ECF Vision 2030 Workshop in Brussels. The aim was to brainstorm on ECF’s...
At a two-day workshop in Brussels last week some of the worlds most advanced bike sharing cities came together with innovators in the bike sharing business community to tackle some of the challenges facing the bike share business today. The...
The transport sector is growing – and it is growing fast. By 2030 passenger traffic is predicted to see an increase of 50% compared to 2015, the global freight volume even by 100%. If this trend continues without new sustainable technologies...
After a disappointing proposal by the European Commission on new CO2 emission 2030 targets for cars, a shift to active modes and public transport, more than ever, has to be part of the solution if the EU wants to honour its climate obligations....
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