To recap, earlier this year, the EU’s parliament and Member States agreed on the finalised text of the EPBD. The document laid out the boundaries for the requir...In April 2024, the European Union adopted the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, requiring Member States to implement minimum bicycle parking standards in buildin...
As co-chair of the sub-group who wrote this paper, ECF worked closely with national and city governments, industry leaders, and civil society to develop recomme...The European Commission’s Expert Group on Urban Mobility (EGUM) has published recommendations to the Commission on a range of measures they should take to improve road sa...
In 2022, the European Commission published the Transition Pathway for Tourism to drive a green and digital transformation to bolster the resilien...
Registrations for PATH's second annual online symposium, "Walking and Cycling: Effective Actions Essential to Reaching the Climate Goals," are now open. Th...
Critical Mass Nairobi Originating in San Francisco in the early 1990s, Critical Mass has become a global phenomenon, with the mass bicycle rides today taking pl...Creating the change that is needed to enable more and better cycling is a complex process. Significantly increased levels of cycling require investment in improved and sa...
Around 5,000 of the Dodge Ram model type were registered in 2023, marking an increase of 20% compared to 2022 and leaving around 20,000 of this model alone on...Politico reported this week that the European Commission has acknowledged the concerns raised by the influx of US-style pick-up trucks entering the EU [1], in response...
The winners of the 2024 ECF Awards: The European Parliament for the ECF Cycle-Friendly Employer Award, sponsored by JobRad The City of Bolo...We are delighted to announce the winners of the third edition of the ECF Awards, which recognise outstanding achievements in promoting and enabling cycling. Winners were...
QUOTE OF THE DAY Many people think: ‘I love my car. The bigger the car, the closer I am to god.' Brian Bell Vice President of Global Communications a... Velo-city 2024 Ghent: Friday Daily Report – The cycling story is ours to spin We cycled, we danced, we laughed, we discussed the future of cycling, and we at...
QUOTE OF THE DAY When we planned a new football stadium, we said why not use the bike to solve the mobility issue. We told Ghent's supporters: if you... Velo-city 2024 Ghent: Thursday Daily Report – It takes two to tango! If anyone knows how to throw a party catered to thousands of people arriving by bike, it...
QUOTE OF THE DAY The title of this year's conference speaks for itself. Connecting through cycling, that's what cycling does. Georges Gilkinet Deputy... Velo-city 2024 Ghent: Wednesday Daily Report – 2,600 cyclists take over the streets of Ghent Welcome back to Day 2 of Velo-city 2024! A whirlwind of session...