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...

Just recently, Denmark has become an international bicycle darling, but the Danish bicycle girls have always been an attraction. Credit: Mikael Colville-Andersen/Copenhagenize   A Danish tourist poster from 1947   When the bicycle came to...

Cycling in New York City, cited by a recent report as spending only $0.03 per capita on bike and walking infrastructure: Credit: noa.cortes (Flickr) There’s no denying that America has a huge potential to be a cycling nation. In 2009, 40% of trips...

Credit: 8lettersuk (Flickr) Legislation to allow Belgian cyclists to turn right at red lights is coming into force quicker than planned. We've reported in the past the Belgian cyclists will be able to legally run red lights. For a quick recap, ...

Photo Credit: Witness (Flickr) Studies routinely show that exercise is good for the brain.  Being the smug, happy bunch that cyclists are, we always knew that we were smarter than the rest. Why else would we opt for the quickest form of transport...

Professor of Public Health at the University of Sydney, Chris Rissel, discusses whether or not bicycle registration should be mandatory following  recent comments from high profile Australian sportsman, Shane Warne. There’s nothing like a “bikes...

Photo Credit: Navette Gratuite Paris will have free Pedicabs on its streets by the end of February. Daisy Bell’s famous song, “A Bicycle Built for Two” may need revision. That is if Paris has anything to do with it. “Navette Gratuite”, (English...

Like so many other cities, the capital city of Uganda, Kampala, has become a car dominated city where cyclists and pedestrians seem to have become second-rate citizens in the traffic structures – but change is on its way! An early Saturday morning...

Cyclists riding by the Berlaymont building that houses the European Commission - Photo credit ECF   Commissioner John Dalli publicly praises ECF for its visionary work and interdisciplinary collaborations. On an everyday basis ECF strives for...