By the end of September, the yearly count of fatal road accidents reached 1,000,000 victims worldwide. Europe alone accounted for 25,000 casualties, most of which included pedestrians, cyclists,...

[photo credit: Carlos Martin Ruiz, Bikefriendly Group] A successful in-person meeting was held last week (3/10/19) at the ECF Office in Brussels, among members of the Cycle-Friendly Employer Consortium , who came together to discuss, share, and...

On the 15th of November 2018, the European Parliament supported the development of intermodal transportation by backing a proposal that will entitle passengers to take bicycles on board all trains. This includes high-speed, long-distance, cross-...

For the past decades, urban planning focused on crafting car-friendly cities. As a result, the number of inactive Europeans has risen to 235 million. The PACTE Project aims to reverse these trends by giving guidance to municipalities and cities on...

The next edition of Velo-city Conference Series taking place in Ljubljana, Slovenia between 2nd and 5th of June 2020, will revolve around the creation of smart, inclusive and cycling friendly environments of the future, which is reflected in the...

The CIVITAS Forum 2019 registered a record number of 650 participants gathered in Graz, Austria, to share ideas and best practices on how to make mobility in European cities more sustainable. This year’s theme was Back to the Future. ECF work The...

Cycling is an important component for shaping the mobility of the future. For municipalities of all sizes, more bicycle traffic means less congestion, less noise, healthier residents, better air quality and therefore a better quality of life....

The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) analysed the data from the latest (e-)bike market reports released by CONEBI and the general trends in the mobility sector in urban and suburban areas. The result of this analysis was presented at Eurobike by...

The largest campaign on sustainable mobility in the world has been officially launched on Monday: the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK. A record number of over 3,000 cities all over Europe will engage their own citizens in activities to promote this year’s...

Sunday 22 September was the World Car-Free Day, a special recurrence meant to help citizens understand what their city could look and feel like, if cars were banned. Coming at the end of the European Mobility Week, it was the peak event of the...

The new Finnish centre-left government set its ambitions high when it took office in June 2019: by 2035, the Nordic country should achieve zero-carbon emissions, 15 years ahead of what the European Commission has proposed as an objective for the...

ECF brings together newly elected MEPs and stakeholders of the cycling community in Brussels for a night of celebration and expectation for the future of cycling in Europe. On September 11, ECF hosted the “Vive le Vélo” welcome reception to...