Read the next chapter of our mini-series exploring the three different subthemes of the Velo-city 2020 Ljubljana conference. This time, we will delve right into subtheme number two, sharing public space and connecting people. Velo-city 2020 is all...

Author: Spiros Papageorgiou, Mbike & Cities for Cycling – CFE National Contact Point Greece The city of Karditsa is the first Municipality in Greece to have passed the “Cycle-friendly Employer” certification process and to have received...

Are you a company and interested in improving the health and well-being of your employees?  Why not introduce a no elevator day? Or give a cycling allowance for every kilometer ridden to work by bike?...

The 2019 Parlons-Vélo French Cycling Barometer has just been published by ECF’s member FUB (Fédération Française des Usagers de la Bicyclette). It reflects a huge interest in cycling and significant progress over the...

Europeans love trains and bicycles. Our dense railway and bike lanes networks provide for the most sustainable, flexible and efficient way to travel. The review of the legislation on rail passengers’ rights is a great opportunity to facilitate the...

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol aims to boost the number of employees cycling to work. Through a combination of interactive express cycling routes, a bike assistant, a trendy clothing line and a bike academy, the goinGDutch programme offers the ultimate...

What could be better than bonding over a bike ride with your fellow Velo-citizens after thought-provoking discussions at the conference centre? The City of Ljubljana has prepared five different technical visits, which are all about building public...

Electric scooters and ride-hailing services are the latest hot topic in urban mobility. But are they sustainable enough to meet the climate neutrality goal outlined in the European Green Deal by 2050? The latest report by the European Environment...

Cycling is a major contributor to shifting mobility from polluting and passive modes of transport to cleaner, emissions free, active modes. At the moment, the number one barrier to increasing cycling and getting more people to cycle is road safety...

New research shows that by 2030, the demand for last-mile urban delivery services is expected to grow by 78%, leading to a 36% increase of delivery vehicles in circulation and an added 11 minutes to the average daily commute. Cargo bikes can be...

The next decade will be marked by many challenges and social disruptions that will be in turn fuelled by fundamental transformations in technology, society, and the environment. In this context, a recent report from Deloitte has predicted that “tens...

Last newsletter we introduced the Safer Cycling Advocate Programme: The Best Practice Guide. This week we run through some of the infrastructure elements of the document to see how the Danes and Dutch go about cycling infrastructure development....