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Gentians’s love for cycling is not only felt on the streets, but it is also mirrored in the official statistics. The city boasts a modal split of 34% for cycli...The quirky city of Ghent is a cosy pocket-sized city with the energy of a metropolis and a top destination for cycling enthusiasts. Through people-focused urban planning,...

31 Aug, 2023

On 29 August 2023, the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) published an insightful new policy brief, presenting key figures for investments in cycling EU Struct...ECF publishes a first-of-its-kind analysis of financial investments in cycling projects made by EU Member States using EU Structural Funds, based on data from the Europea...

29 Aug, 2023

This policy brief is a first-of-its-kind analysis of financial investments in cycling projects made by EU Member States using EU Structural Funds. Our analysis...

29 Aug, 2023

Brought to you by ECF Member Foreningen Frie Fugle, Jens Erik Larsen together with Thomas Krag will be running another study trip in Copenhagen on 2-4 Octo...

24 Aug, 2023

As we know, cycling comes with many co-benefits, particularly for the climate, environment and health. But cycling is also an extremely energy-efficient mode of...Various nationwide cycling programmes in France are now being financed through energy efficiency programmes, as the recently revised European Energy Efficiency Directive...

17 Aug, 2023

The City of Tel Aviv-Yafo is home to 470,000 inhabitants, while the greater metropolitan area has a population of 3.9 million which is projected to double withi...ECF welcomes the City of Tel Aviv-Yafo to Cities & Regions for Cyclists, a network that brings together local and regional administrations, actively working to promot...

08 Aug, 2023

The City of Vienna, a member of the European Cyclists' Federation's (ECF) Cities & Regions for Cyclists Network, has taken a significant stride forward in i...The City of Vienna, a member of ECF's CRC network, now allows cyclists to turn right at red lights at over 300 locations, promoting transport safety, sustainability and a...

07 Aug, 2023

Data on infrastructure is required to make transportation systems more environmentally and socially sustainable. As we believe that cycling is a key element for...This year, ECF has once again explored the potential of using OpenStreetMap (OSM) to quantify cycling infrastructure across Europe. Our tool, Quantifying Europe’s Cycling...

28 Jul, 2023

Today the European Cyclists’ Federation launches the second edition of Quantifying Europe’s Cycling Infrastructure using OpenStreetMap (QECIO 2.0), a dynamic tool that ma...

24 Jul, 2023

UPPER’s mission is to strengthen the role of public transport in achieving sustainability and innovative mobility in cities. It will do so by implementing a ser...Since the beginning of the year, ECF has been involved in a new Horizon Europe Project - UPPER: Unleashing the Potential of Public Transport in Europe.

19 Jul, 2023

More and more countries all over the world are realising the tremendous potential of cycling and are drafting strategic plans to unlock it. While these plans va...Commitments to increasing active travel often look nice on paper, but are governments actually committed to doing what is necessary to deliver on their goals? While Wales...

19 Jul, 2023

A 2015 study from Montreal showed that half of all bicycles stolen are from ‘fly-parking’ locations (i.e. locations not intended for bicycle parking, such as la...The lack of safe and accessible bicycle parking is one of the main barriers to regular cycling, the most-energy efficient of all transport modes. Bicycle theft is a major...

11 Jul, 2023

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