Velo-city offers a unique opportunity for host cities to present themselves to the global cycling community as a liveable and active city. The conference also b...The Velo-city conference, where the world’s leading cycling researchers, advocates and urban planners convene alongside government officials in the name of more cycling f...
On the 26-27 March 2022, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) were panel participants for an online Hackathon organised by data science consultancy, Agilytic...ECF and Agilytic host online Hackathon on using data analysis, visualisation and coding to encourage more cycling, with winning team taking home €1,000 cash prize.
Do you remember how it felt the first time you rode a bike? In September 2021, Jill Warren, CEO of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), delivered an inspiri...CEO Jill Warren becomes the first ECF staff member to speak to TEDx Talks, touching on the benefits of cycling and development of cycling infrastructure in Brussels befor...
I recently came across an interesting article in the scientific journal, Ecological Economics, which looks at the total costs of owning a car. Focusing on Germa...According to a recent study, the total running cost of a car can be nearly €13,000 per year. Using similar parameters, ECF’s Ceri Woolsgrove breaks down how much money ca...
The “Cargo Bike Adoption for Businesses” webinar is a European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) organized online event, as part of the City Changer Cargo Bike project...
On 7 December, the Council of the EU reached an agreement on updated rules for VAT rates. Under the new rules, member states will be able to apply reduced VAT r...The Council of the EU has reached an agreement on updated rules for VAT rates that will benefit consumers all over the EU. Member states will now be able to apply reduced...
In an exciting development, Danish Transport Minister Benny Engelbrecht announced that the Scandinavian nation would join with the Benelux countries of Belgium,...Several EU Member States have expressed interest in the Benelux Bike Declaration following a meeting of transport ministers in Luxembourg on 3 June 2021. The declaration...
According to a study by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy published last week, 281,000 people were employed in the different sectors o...
Tourism is one of the world's largest economic sectors, supporting one in 10 jobs (319 million) and generating 10,4% of GDP globally. And cycle tourism, generat...
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) launched a report on the benefits of cycling at a high-level event organised together with the Romanian EU Presidency. Benefits of...
Delegates at the “Future Cycling” Conference in Brussels yesterday heard that there are multi-billion Euro investments available from the EU for regional investment and i...
Transport represents almost a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and is the main cause of air pollution in cities. The EU has comm...