Member States have begun to take the decarbonization potential of cycling more seriously, but there is still a long way to go in recognising cycling as a fully-fledged instrument to reduce the carbon footprint of the transport sector. This is the...

Author: Civil Engineering Office, City of Zurich  Cycling in Zurich is currently at a crucial milestone. The journey to a city whose bicycle infrastructure is in no way inferior to the urban offer of culture, culinary delights and quality of...

The next edition of the Velo-city Conference Series will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from 1-4 June 2021. Velo-city 2021 Lisboa will revolve around the creation of inclusive, cycle-friendly environments, which are accessible to cyclists of all...

For the first time in the history of the EU, railway companies will be obliged to provide dedicated space for bicycles on all new and refurbished trains. This is the outcome of the negotiations for the recast of the Rail Passengers’ Rights and...

Cycling is one of the priorities identified by the Polish government in its draft National Recovery and Resilience Plan that was published at the end of September. ECF welcomes this recognition and calls on other national authorities to follow the...

A coalition of organisations including ECF has written to EU Member States to raise serious concerns about the draft technical specifications for Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA), a mandatory new safety technology for new...

On 1st October, the next - and potentially final - trilogue meeting will take place between the European Parliament, European Commission and the Council of the European Union, to review the European Regulation on Rail Passengers’ Rights and...

The EU is consulting on its Sustainable Mobility Strategy and they want to hear from you. Citizens, cities, researchers, businesses, associations – all are invited to contribute to the consultation about the priorities of the new strategy. This...

Cycling is traditionally perceived as a local issue. However, higher-level legislation, in particular national regulations on signs and signals, can significantly affect how easy (or difficult) it is for local authorities to provide coherent, safe...

In celebration of the 40th Velo-city anniversary, we invite you to attend our webcast "Cycling as the new normal" on 17 September 2020. Join us in imagining what a future with cycling as the new normal could look like. Since Velo-city series...

September is here and Summer holidays are behind us. As every year, cyclists took over the roads to discover their countries or to travel abroad, many of them opting for the bicycle&train combination. But this summer was not a usual one, with...

Nine out of 10 citizens breath dirty air. Road transport remains a major source of air pollution that harms human health and the environment. To reduce the impact of mobility schemes on air quality, many European policy-makers are putting the...