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The decade of the bicycle

World Bicycle Day, 3 June, may only come around once a year, but this decade could see the bicycle reclaim a central place in our societies – and mitigate the w...The world will need much more cycling if we are to overcome climate change, the most urgent crisis of our times. If we succeed, the 2020s could be the decade when the way...

03 Jun, 2021
Celebrating Cycling Cities: Sharing Europe’s Best Practices

High-level speakers from all over Europe met on 1 June 2021 to share best practices for how to shape more cycle-friendly urban mobility systems. “Celebrating Cy...Over 1,300 participants were registered when politicians and officials from European cities, EU institutions and the Netherlands met for an event on the role of cycling a...

02 Jun, 2021

The #VisionaryCities Series is a collection of best practices and success stories from local authority leaders in Europe working for better, safer and more comm...Prague is set to make record investments in cycling this year, dedicating expenses towards better infrastructure and a new cargo bike depot. Officials are counting on cyc...

02 Jun, 2021

Do you need knowledge and concrete tools on how to promote cycling or improve conditions for cyclists in your country or city? Join our next Bikeable City Maste...

28 May, 2021

Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club (ADFC) has published a new action plan for the federal government to dramatically increase cycling in Germany. The plan, enti...Germany needs a well-detailed strategy to achieve its goal of becoming a cycling nation by 2030. As federal elections loom, ADFC has presented an acti...

28 May, 2021

Healthy Stadia will explore walking and cycling as a health-promoting and environmentally friendly way for sports fans to access stadia.   About th...

20 May, 2021

The Pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion was adopted on 18 May 2021 at the 5th High-level meeting on Transport, Health and Environment. As part of the...The new pan-European cycling master plan includes ECF recommendations on cycling infrastructure, funding and tourism and covers 54 countries across Europe and North Ameri...

18 May, 2021
Cycling in EU Member States' National Recovery and Resilience Plans - 17 May

Following numerous advocacy campaigns and public consultations conducted in EU Member States, cycling has featured more prominently in several updated National...Since ECF’s analysis in April, cycling investments have become increasingly prominent in EU Member States’ recovery plans. However, while several countries have stepped u...

17 May, 2021

According to new analysis from the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), there are almost 300 tax-incentive and purchase-premium schemes for cycling offered by national, r...

12 May, 2021

The 2021 edition of the Velo-city Conference is set to take place in Lisbon, Portugal from 6-9 September 2021 under the theme Cycle Diversity. Velo-city 2021 L...

10 May, 2021
Celebrating Cycling Cities - EU Green Week event - 1 June

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown cities around the world the need for more resilient and equitable mobility systems. This will be crucial not only to weather th...

03 May, 2021
New data reports a 47% increase in cycling in Scotland

Between March 2020 and March 2021, 47% more cycling journeys were recorded in Scotland compared to the same period the previous year, according to data released...New data reports a 47% increase in cycling in Scotland from March 2020 to March 2021 compared to the previous year. Local cyclists accredit this growth to more cycle-frie...

30 Apr, 2021

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