The importance of good governance was the focus of the first of four sessions on cycle tourism during this year’s Velo-city.  Ádám Bodor, Advocacy and EuroVelo Director at the ECF, was the moderator for the session and explained that he was...

On Monday 11th June, one day before the opening of Velo-city 2018, around 20 members of the Cities & Regions for Cyclists network convened in Rio from all over Europe (and the world) for a great bike ride and networking day. The Cities &...

We are pleased to welcome the Dutch Cycling Embassy at the Velo-city 2018 Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro! The Dutch Cycling Embassy is a public private network for sustainable bicycle inclusive mobility, which represents the best of Dutch Cycling:...

Collisions with cars, vans and lorries account for a large proportion of cyclist deaths. The severity of impacts between motor vehicles and cyclists is influenced by a variety of factors, including the level of protection provided by the vehicle,...

The European Commission has, following an ECJ decision, decided to allow classification of all Electric Power Assisted Bicycles (EPAC/Pedelec) as a “motor vehicle" within the scope of the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directive. If it were to become law...

The European Commission is now building the framework for the new generation of European Funding Programmes in the next programming period 2021-2027. Last week the European Commission has published its proposal for a regulation for the European...

One of the key elements of the 3rd Mobility Package launched by the European Commission on May 17th is a proposal for amending the Road Infrastructure Safety Management directive (2008/96/EC, also known as the RISM directive). The directive...

Velo-city 2018 article series featuring mini interviews on plenary speakers continue with Stefanie Holzwarth, plenary speaker for the plenary: Global Policy. Ms. Holzwarth is working as an Associate Human Settlements Officer in the Urban Mobility...

Through Velo-city 2018 article series we will be taking a closer look into sessions coordinated by ECF partner organizations and institutions and learn more about their main theme and participating speakers. The article series on Partner Sessions...

ECF attended the ITF 2018 conference in Leipzig last week. Many big names in the transport sector including Bernhard Ensink from ECF attended and this year there was a focus on road safety, very much in the news here in Brussels with the launch of...

On a global scale, the bike sharing world keeps evolving at a rapid pace. Old actors disappear from the scene, new ones pop up, and giants from other sectors start looking with interest at the evolution of shared bicycle mobility, in a swirl of news...

Through Velo-city 2018 article series we will be taking a closer look into sessions coordinated by Velo-city’s sponsoring organizations and learn more about their main theme and participating speakers. The article series on Sponsor Sessions begin...