ECF’s new #CargoBike article series shines the spotlight on the cargo bike, a rising star in the sustainable transition of our cities, by taking a closer look at what roles cargo bikes play in Brussels and Lisbon, two major European cities.

Following intensive advocacy by French ECF member FUB, lawmakers have approved a new measure which would provide owners of old, polluting cars with a grant of up to €2,500 for the purchase of electric bicycles when scrapping their vehicle.

In 2020, Italy introduced new innovative methods for reorganising street space as part of its COVID-19 recovery strategy. Two specialised decrees reformed road laws to include five new methods for dedicating road space to cyclists.

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%.

The Romanian government has earmarked more than €120 million for EuroVelo and cycling infrastructure in its COVID-19 Recovery Plan following the advocacy of the Romanian Cyclists’ Federation. This success story shows the concrete results that a...

The price tag on a cycle track can vary greatly from under €50,000 to over €10,000,000 per kilometre. Why is that? What elements influence the price tag on cycling infrastructure? Check out ECF’s new factsheet to better estimate the costs of...

Klaus Bondam, CEO of the Danish Cyclists’ Federation, talks about Danish advocacy traditions, cross-partisan support for cycling in the Danish parliament and a cycling culture that has been taken for granted for too long.

The Cycle-Friendly Employer Consortium launches a call for new members in non-represented countries to implement cycle-friendly employer standards on national level. Entering the second three-year period of implementation (2021-2023), the Cycle-...

18 March 2021 marks the one-year anniversary of the first of many coronavirus-related traffic changes in Brussels, the notoriously car-centric “capital of Europe”. Could the pandemic be the event that turbo-charged Brussels’ transformation towards...

Novi Sad, Serbia’s “cycling city”, is set to provide incentives for bicycle purchases, a first for the country. The landmark initiative follows successful advocacy from the Novi Sad Cycling Initiative, a member of the European Cyclists’ Federation...

A new book explores how cities can transform their mobility systems and solve the issues created by classic, car-centric mobility policies through the integration of cycling as an essential element. Providing an interdisciplinary perspective, “An...

The deadline for the presentation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRP) is approaching fast. How do cycling investments feature in Member States’ draft plans? EU Member States are currently preparing their plans and outlining priorities...