A Female Cyclist in Cologne, Germany Germany's Federal Transport Minister wants to see bicycles make up 16% of all traffic in urban areas. Germany has being doing some pretty amazing things for cycling recently, and it has some stella bicycle...

The German Institute of Urban Affairs has developed one of Europe's largest databases on cycling literature.   When we approach governments for more money and cycling infrastructure, we need hard facts and solid evidence to convince them. A...

Professor John Pucher is nothing short of a cycling guru. He’s a passionate academic and provides bicycle advocates with the ammunition--the facts and figures--to give to decision makers. His new book, “City Cycling,” co-authored with Ralph Buehler...

At last year's Velo-city Conference in Seville, Spain, we randomly gave one lucky participant a free ticket and accommodation to Velo-city Global in Vancouver. In a little over a month, University Student Alyson Fletcher from Ithaca, New York will...

ECF policy Officer Ceri Woolsgrove examines a recent study on Helmets from the International Journal "Risk Analysis".  A new study has appeared in the International Journal, “Risk Analysis” by Prof. de Jong, concluding that “a helmet law is likely...

Salvaiciclisti Protesters in Rome Credit: Paper Blog Italy's Prime Minister has backed Italy’s bicycle advocates, demanding improved conditions for cyclists. Mario Monti The Times “Cycle Safe” Campaign in the UK is still going strong. In Italy...

ECF demanded National Transport Ministers take cycling seriously at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany earlier this month. Thanks to intense lobbying, attitudes are beginning to change. As 53 National Transport Ministers gathered...

Rush hour in Montreal Credit: Mathieu Lamarre 'Québécois' Cycling Guru, Jean-Francois Pronovost Credit: Guy Maguire With Velo-city Global coming to Vancouver (Canada), we shouldn’t forget that Quebec is a North American leader when it comes to...

 Why we're going to the International Transport Forum Marrying Cycling and Public Transport  (Monday, April 30) The Rise of Bike Share Schemes  (Thursday, May 3)  Counting on the Cargo Bicycle (Friday, May 4) We developed a...

 Why we're going to the International Transport Forum Marrying Cycling and Public Transport  (Monday, April 30) The Rise of Bike Share Schemes  (Thursday, May 2)  Counting on the Cargo Bicycle (Friday, May 3) We developed a...

Why we're going to the International Transport Forum Marrying Cycling and Public Transport  (Monday, April 30) The Rise of Bike Share Schemes  (Thursday, May 3)  Counting on the Cargo Bicycle (Friday, May 4) We developed a...

€32 billion of  transport funding is under threat, as the EU prepares its  2014-2020 budget. A wide coalition of transport groups including the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) have written an open letter, urging governments to maintain funding...