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To get to Lisbon by bicycle, your best option is to cycle along the EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route. This 11,000-kilometre-long route goes through six differe...Velo-city 2021 Lisboa will take place on 6-9 September, a perfect occasion to learn more about Lisbon’s bike friendliness. And why not explore the Portuguese capital by b...

25 Aug, 2021

Brussels is not exactly known for smooth flowing road traffic. In 2019, TomTom ranked the city as the 7th most congested large city in Europe. According to GRAC...​In this third and final #CargoBike series article, ECF interviews urbike & Delhaize about the BCklet project, a cargo bike project that aims to rethink traditional d...

24 Aug, 2021

As part of its efforts to reevaluate urban mobility in the city, the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality (MM) Transportation Department has secured a Gold...ECF Member and CFE National Coordinator for Turkey, ENVERÇEVKO, certifies the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Department as the first-ever Cycle-F...

20 Aug, 2021
Final analysis: Cycling becomes mainstream in EU member states’ COVID-19 recovery plans

Since April 2021, 25 member states have submitted their National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) to the European Commission, outlining priorities for the...Since ECF’s last analysis, most EU countries now mention cycling in their COVID-19 recovery plans, with €1.7 billion earmarked for cycling infrastructure, safety, tourism...

19 Aug, 2021

In Poland, up until 2011, national legislation required people to cycle on separated cycle tracks, although complying with this obligation meant losing the righ...In 2011, Poland introduced road legislation changes in favour of cycling. The results demonstrated how such changes can make a big difference in a “less-cycling country,”...

17 Aug, 2021

The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform is back with two fresh webinars within the extremely successful cycling cities webinar series launched in...

16 Aug, 2021

The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform is back with two fresh webinars within the extremely successful cycling cities webinar series launched in...

16 Aug, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the bicycle emerged as the safest means of transport for making essential trips, to deliver food and medicines, and to get some mu...Throughout the Belgian region of Flanders, safe and signposted cycle routes are helping people to access vaccination centres. With Flanders having the highest vaccination...

06 Aug, 2021

The premier European cycling tourism conference will take place from 5 to 7 October in Barcelona, which will also simultaneously host the XVIII Iberian Congress...

03 Aug, 2021
EUROBIKE 2021

EUROBIKE is the undisputed leading global trade fair for the bike business. Here the bicycle industry networks itself, convinces its trade partners and presents...

23 Jul, 2021
No energy-efficient buildings without adequate bicycle parking and e-bike charging infrastructure

On 14 July, the European Commission published its immense “Fit for 55” package with several new legislative proposals destined to help achieve the political tar...The transport and building sectors are both crucial for the EU’s 2030 goal of cutting emissions by 55%. A new ECF position paper outlines how to include bicycle parking a...

20 Jul, 2021
A section of EuroVelo 10 and 13 along the Baltic coast in Kołobrzeg, Poland

How do you create a regional cycling network? By using EU funds, the Polish region of West Pomerania has succeeded in rapidly creatïng the backbone of...In only five years, the region of West Pomerania in Poland has created the backbone of an entire regional cycling network, with 800km of high-quality cycle routes – inclu...

19 Jul, 2021

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