Let's explore them together: 1. Velo-city 2024: Ghent wins bid to host the world cycling summit In May of this year, the city of Ghent secured the bid to host V...As the year ends, ECF is taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting the greatest hits from the world of cycling advocacy during 2023. ECF’s roundup of the best and mos...
Cycling as a strategic priority 2023 will be remembered as the year cycling was elevated to a strategic priority in Europe, with major breakthroughs such as the...By Jill Warren and Mike Brennan. 2023: the year cycling was elevated to a strategic priority in Europe, as ECF’s work took cycling to brand new heights and pave...
ECF Members Our members continue to have an instrumental role in advocating for more and better cycling, with considerable impact and important advocacy success...ECF looks back on the main achievements of our community throughout 2023. From making the case for cycling on local, regional, and national levels, to advancing policy fr...
ECF goes to COP28 UAE to advocate for cycling as a solution to decarbonise transport and improve people’s lives Hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emi...Authored by Jill Warren and Froso Christofides At COP28 this year, ECF was on the ground advocating for more cycling as a core answer to the climate crisis.
The contraflow cycling ratio can be considered a measure of the cycle-friendliness of traffic management in the area. Unfortunately, on average, only 10% of loc...One of the parameters we analyse in our QECIO (Quantifying Europe’s Cycling Infrastructure using OpenStreetMap) dashboard is the uptake of contraflow cycling: the percent...
The International Bike & hike Tourism Conference (IBTC) is an annual event about bicycle and hiking tourism
Save the date for The Cycling Tourism Show as the first and only event in Italy entirely dedicated to those who are looking for their first experience or t...
Do you need knowledge and concrete tools on how to promote cycling or improve conditions for cyclists in your country or city? Registration for the Bikeable Cit...
The UNECE marked a historic occasion on 24 November 2023, by hosting the inaugural celebration of ‘World Sustainable Transport Day’ at the Palais des Nations in...Transport is an integral part of our daily lives, and accounts for more than a quarter of our greenhouse gas emissions. While discussions on transport have often revolved...
For over 40 years, the European Cyclists’ Federation's (ECF) mission has been to encourage and coordinate knowledge exchange on bicycle-related policies and str...The Velo-city 2023 Leipzig team was honoured to be recognised as a finalist for the ICCA & BestCities Global Alliance, Incredible Impacts Award. This award spotlighte...
The Annual POLIS Conference is Europe’s leading sustainable urban mobility event, providing an opportunity for cities and regions to showcase their transport ac...
Globally, walking and cycling have been undervalued as a key part of action on the climate emergency, warns a new analysis and report by the Partnership for Active Travel...