The 46 km F1 cycle highway connecting Antwerp with Brussels has undergone significant upgrades on the stretch between Zemst and Eppegem. On the 20th of February, the improvements along the Zenne were inaugurated by Flemish Minister of Mobility and...

On Friday, February 15th, the “EU Partnership on European Tourism: Los Angeles” Conference was organized by the EU Commission in California featuring US and European tourism leaders,  The EU Partnership on European Tourism, an initiative...

  ECF will coordinate a road safety project that will establish expert guidelines on cycling road safety and export that knowledge to countries in other parts of Europe. It is a two-year collaboration aimed at improving safety for cyclists in...

(Image Credit: Sport & Citizenship) PACTE project’s Active Education Workshop was held in Berlin on the 21-22 February 2019, bringing together a diverse group of experts. The workshop was hosted by the European Physical Education Association (...

To increase the impact of smart city solutions, their ability to be replicated across different environments must increase. This was the prime message emerging from the SynchroniCity Bootcamp taking place in early February in London, where 16 pilot...

On 21th February 2019, the key EU institutions agreed on a revised version of the directive 2008/96/EC on Road Infrastructure Safety Management (RISM), recognising the need to pay more attention to the safety of cyclists and pedestrians.The RISM...

The European Parliament has decided that now is the right time to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in Europe drastically by equipping motor vehicles with up to date technical solutions. The European Cyclists` Federation (ECF) welcomes...

On Wednesday 26 June at 10:30 for the first time ever, the Cities & Regions for Cyclists network will have its own exclusive session at Velo-city Dublin. Don't miss this opportunity to mingle with city officials from all over Europe (and a few...

After Dublin this year, and Mexico City in 2020, the City of Lisbon will host, in 2021, the Velo-city Conference Series. The contract of collaboration which marks the official selection of the City as host by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF...

Author: Dublin City Council Like many cities across the world, Dublin is in the process of redressing the imbalance in the transport system by facilitating and prioritising alternatives to the car. A successful city is one which provides for the...

The Marynarska interchange in Warsaw was constructed in 2013 with substantial co-financing from EU’s Cohesion Fund, as a part of the trans-European road network (TEN-T). No cycling paths were included in the project, and thus a business district...

Today the European Parliament Committee for Regional Development (REGI) adopted a proposal for a revised ‘European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund Regulation 2021 – 2027’. The good news is that cycling is explicitly mentioned...