Cyclists in the Italian City of Ferrara Credit: Copenhagenize Britain's "Cycle Safe" Campaign has been replicated in Italy. It has been largely welcomed, but may need to be shaped to Italian circumstances.  The Cycle Safe Campaign is still making...

Credit: Dirtbum.com The European Parliament has commissioned a second study into the benefits of cycling tourism. ECF Cycling Tourism Policy Officer, Ed Lancaster reports.  The authors of the ground-breaking 2009 study “The European Cycle Route...

 Newspaper clipping about the bicycle found in chuch loft In the loft of an old suburban church in  Copenhagen, a newspaper clipping was found. It was a speech to the youth of 1882 (held in the village hall of Bredholt), when the bicycle had just...

It’s with a heavy heart that ECF says goodbye to one of its most talented staff members, Dr. Florinda Boschetti. “I wanted to say that it's been a great inspiration for me to be part of ECF's growing team that shared my common vision for a more...

Gil Peñalosa. A man capable of inspiring just about anybody, be they a transport planner or an everyday commuter, talks to ECF about Transport Policy, Velo-city Global going to Vancouver and what we should be doing if we want more people cycling…...

Credit: Copenhagenize Consulting   Cycle Logistics in UK. Credit: Outspoken Delivery Cargo bikes have been spotted on Brussels streets, and in European cities and capitals. Now European Cycle Logistics companies are seeking to form a federation...

Credit: Mike CrossField Take Me to the Source.  An article can be find in the Miami Times, "Look Ma, No Hands: Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Hand-less Bike Riding", Feb 8, 2012.  Folks from Florida can now ride their bicycle with no hands. They...

When is a bicycle superhighway a superhighway?  This is the first edition of our Great Debate. Go to the end of the article to see how you can have your voice heard. This is what a "bicycle motorway" could look like the Swedish Newspaper,...

Should cyclists be remunerated? If so, how much cash should they receive? Fresh back from a visit to the Swedish Parliament, ECF Staff member Martti Tulenheimo reports on tax incentives, and how cycling has become increasingly popular in Swedish...

Credit: The Times photographer, Richard Pohle   London: A Friday morning almost three months ago a news reporter at The Times, Mary Bower, was hit by a lorry. Luckily she survived – but is still not conscious. This accident has moved The Times to...

France wants to see 10% of all trips by bike in 2020 according to a national master plan unveiled last week. In a bid to lift France’s 3% of riders, the Government has released an “ambitious” bicycle plan which also seeks to make France Europe’s No...

ECF and Danish Politicians riding in the Great Bicycle Parade in Copenhagen 2010. From the right: ECF Secretary General, Bernhard Ensink; ECF President, Manfred Neun, Former Technical Mayor of Copenhagen, Bo Asmus Kjeldgaard; Current Minister of...