On 22 December 2022, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) published the 2022 edition of the “The state of national cycling strategies” report,...ECF publishes the 2022 edition of the The state of national cycling strategies report. 14 of the 44 countries analysed now have a national cycling str...
Leading the transition Leipzig’s urban development is deeply intertwined with its unique history. Its citizens played a decisive role in German reunification, p...Leipzig’s history has been one of change and transition. From desolate urban brownfields to lively neighbourhoods, from open-cast coal mines to lakescapes, the German cit...
Over 400 organisations from 73 countries signed the PATH (Partnership for Active Travel and Health) open letter calling on government and city leaders to invest...Despite active travel and transport remaining a low priority on the agenda, over 400 organisations from 73 countries signed the Partnership for Active Trav...
The F11 cycle highway connects Antwerp (520,000 inhabitants) and Lier (36,000 inhabitants) in Belgium. As many other Flemish cycle highways, this 12 km route is...ECF takes a look at the F11 cycle highway bridge over a TEN-T railway in Belgium as an example of EU funding being well spent. Costing just over than €2 million, the...
On Tuesday 25 October, the mandatory integration of dedicated bicycle parking spaces into the design of every building took a major legislative step forward. By...Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive takes major step forward with EU Member States supporting proposal to require bicycle parking in every new and r...
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) is proud to announce it has become a founding member of the Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH). PATH is a n...ECF becomes a founding member of PATH – Partnership for Active Travel and Health. The new coalition calls on governments to make a concrete commitment to walking and cycl...
It is with great pleasure that we announce that ECF Member Cyclist.ie – the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network, together with six other partner organisations, has r...European schools and cycling associations, including ECF Member Cyclist.ie and Biciclistas de Corella, an affiliate of ECF Member ConBici, receive funding from Erasmus+ t...
Between the 27-28 September, the City of Gdansk and PUMA hosted the 11th Active Mobility Congress. It was another edition of the most important Central-Eastern...The City of Gdansk, a member of our CRC network, together with ECF Member, the Polish Union of Active Mobility, hosted the 11th Active Mobility Congress in...
Friday 16 September marks the beginning of European Mobility Week, the European Commission’s flagship awareness-raising campaign for sustainable urban mobility....Car-free Sunday returns to Brussels on September 18, highlighting the incredible impact that reducing the amount of cars on city streets has on both air and noise polluti...
In August 2022, the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility published the General Plan of urban and extra-urban cycling mobility 2022-2024. In line...Persistent efforts and coordination by ECF Member FIAB pay off with the adoption of a cycling plan at the national level. As outlined in our previous report, cohesive gov...
Ghent, the host city of Velo-city 2024 and the newest member of ECF’s Cities & Regions for Cyclists (CRC) Network, has a long history of cycling and an exci...ECF welcomes the City of Ghent to Cities & Regions for Cyclists, a network that brings together local and regional administrations actively working to promote cycling...
Italian-British couple, Arianna Casiraghi and Daniel Rayneau-Kirkhope, along with their dog Zola, cycled 7,237 km to draw a huge shape of a bicycle across the m...Cycling couple break three world records for largest GPS drawing, aiming to raise awareness for cycling's effectiveness in reducing carbon emissions and to build politica...