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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

After a virtual site visit to Poland earlier this year, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and project partners collated best practice examples of how to develop a r...

30 Apr, 2021

Bicycles enable children to participate in their community, travel between school and home, explore their cities and stay active and healthy. But too many child...How can all children get access to a bicycle from an early age? A new digital booklet showcases inspirational children’s cycling initiatives and best practices from aroun...

29 Apr, 2021

The year 2020 was influenced in every way by the global pandemic. As tragic and challenging as it has been, it has also had a silver lining for cycling, with cy...

28 Apr, 2021
EU member states are neglecting cycling in post-pandemic recovery plans

New analysis by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) of Member States’ National Recovery and Resilience Plans submitted to the EU show that only six are prop...Over half of European Union Member States are neglecting cycling in their post-pandemic recovery plans, missing out on billions of euros in economic and health benefits.

27 Apr, 2021

New analysis by ECF of Member States’ NRRPs show that only six are properly using their plans to seize upon the enormous recovery potential of cycling to boost green econ...

27 Apr, 2021

The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) has launched the bidding procedure to find the host cities of two editions of its flagshi...The European Cyclists’ Federation opens the bidding procedure for the 2023 and 2024 host cities of Velo-city, the world’s largest cycling conference. 

27 Apr, 2021

The members of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) have elected former Dutch ambassador Henk Swarttouw its new President. “I will be proud to be leading the...Former Dutch diplomat Henk Swarttouw has been elected President of the European Cyclists' Federation for the next three years, along with four new members for the ECF Boa...

26 Apr, 2021

The members of the European Cyclists’ Federation have elected former Dutch ambassador Henk Swarttouw as its new President.

26 Apr, 2021

The diversity of cargo bikes is truly astonishing. Whether for business or private purposes, cargo bikes take many different shapes and forms. Besides the cycli...ECF’s new #CargoBike article series shines the spotlight on the cargo bike, a rising star in the sustainable transition of our cities, by taking a closer look at what rol...

19 Apr, 2021

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