ECF’s Marcio Deslandes represented the World Cycling Alliance at the second session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Nairobi, Kenya in April this year....

The famous Dutch obsession with bicycles is clearly paying off – a recent study by Elliot Fishman, Paul Schepers, and Carlijn Kamphuis has found that, due to cycling, about 11 000 deaths are prevented each year in the Netherlands and Dutch people...

 MP Pedro Roque Oliveira commuting to work in downtown Lisbon (C: Lisbon Cycle Chic) Last week the growing Portuguese bicycle cluster gathered at the University of Aveiro (UA) where Professor José Carlos Mota and the national bicycle industry...

Tuesday evening 30 June, a warm summer evening in Brussels, time to test the new pedestrian zone on my way home from work. What strikes immediately is the positive vibe that made me feel good instantly! People talk, play (not only the kids), stroll...

The Latvian Presidency of the European Union ended in Riga with the hosting of the TEN-T Days to discuss the latest developments and opportunities for the trans-European transportation network. ECF as the coordinator of EuroVelo, the European cycle...

It is almost summer, time when the European Institutions' activities are not as intense as the rest of the year. But before going off on holidays, Members of the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health & Food Safety Committee have an...

At the margins of the Velo-city conference in Nantes, an ECF delegation was invited to visit the Manufacture française du cycle (MFC) in Machecoul, a small town close to the Atlantic coast. What they discovered there was a brilliant example of how...

ECF prepares for the UN Climate Change Conference (the COP21) in Paris in December this year. We emphasize the key role cycling plays in making the transport sector more sustainable and in the overall fight against climate change. “Road transport...

ECF recently responded to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) for 2021-2030. The ESD is a system of targets for EU Member States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in mainly three sectors – transport,...

Cycling and walking measures are often regarded negatively in cities traffic departments. The perception is often that more cycling and walking facilities would increase congestion. But that is because current traffic models don’t take these active...

Cycling’s reach is remarkable. It transcends numerous policy issues such as transport, infrastructure, taxation, tourism and technical standards, all of which are also relevant for the cycling industry. Advocacy work serves a common interest for...

1550 participants, 65 sessions, 91 exhibitors... this year's edition of the Velo-city conference has record setting figures to report, but what about the actual content, the atmosphere? Focusing on fight against climate change on the world's stage...