An exciting year for ECF’s members full of advocacy successes, cycling events, and new initiatives is drawing to an end. Here is a look at the highlights of the past six months as well as an overview of the events and projects our members can...

In 2018, our Cities & Regions for Cyclists network grew considerably, and members were actively involved in the development of national cycling strategies, new mobility solutions, and new innovative cycling projects. Here is a look back at the...

We are excited to announce the launch of our preliminary programme for the Velo-city 2019 conference in Dublin, Ireland! High numbers of excellent quality abstracts and ideas came together into more than 90 sessions, to tell the story of this...

In view of the 24th Conference of Parties (COP24) currently taking place until December 14 in Katowice (Poland), the ECF takes a look at the key proceedings that target sustainable transport and clean mobility policies.Great attention by media...

Transport Ministers presented the European Council ‘General Approach’ (sort of final position) on the Commission’s proposal on changes to the Road Infrastructure Safety Management (RISM) directive yesterday. The Directive currently sets out how...

ECF spoke at the European Parliament IMCO committee workshop hearing to put the case for mandating a range of vehicle safety standards along with many other stakeholders. The European Parliament IMCO committee organised a workshop to discuss...

If 2017 has been the year Europe learnt about dockless bike sharing services – with all the hype and concerns this produced – 2018 is definitely the year of consolidation and innovation. And 2019 will be the year of expansion. The bike sharing...

One of the emerging policy trends of 2018 appears to be an assertion of authority by cities over the arrival of new mobility solutions. And the catalyst? Well one strong factor seems to be the lessons learned from the arrival of large scale dockless...

ECF has signed a Joint Statement along with the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), the European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (FEVR) and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) to raise concerns with what may be untested and a...

“Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through a socially-fair transition in a cost-efficient manner” – This is the key sentence in the European Long-Term Climate Strategy that the European Commission published today in Brussels [1]....

ECF at the MOVING People - MOVING Europe Conference “Strong leadership is needed to make advocacy successful” Dr. Bernhard Ensink, Secretary General of the ECF, stressed to participants from across Europe and the Middle East at the...

Promoting Active Cities Throughout Europe (PACTE) held the first workshop in Liverpool on November 15-16th, 2018. Hosted by the Liverpool City Council, a key project partner, the workshop welcomed participants from across Europe to discuss and...