Helsingborg is a coastal city in southern Sweden with a population just over 150,000 people. Following years of investments in cycling and exemplary m...ECF welcomes the City of Helsingborg to Cities & Regions for Cyclists, a network that brings together local and regional administrations actively working to promote c...
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) is proud to announce that Ghent has won the bid to host Velo-city 2024, becoming the first Belgian city to host the conf...The Belgian city of Ghent wins bid to host Velo-city 2024. Set against the backdrop of a well-renowned cycling city, the event will bring together business, government, r...
Swedish Cycling Cities (SCC) started as a small network in 2014 seeking to improve the status of cycling in Sweden, and has since grown into a national associat...ECF welcomes Swedish Cycling Cities to our Cities & Regions for Cyclists (CRC), a network bringing together local and regional administrations, actively working to pr...
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) strongly welcomes the UK’s creation of its new cycling and walking executive agency, Active Travel England (ATE), and th...The UK government has created a new agency specifically for cycling and walking, appointing former Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman as its interim commissioner. Active Trav...
The City of Varaždin is the cultural, economic and educational centre of Northwest Croatia and the latest addition to the Cities & Regions for Cyclists netw...The newly elected municipal government of Varaždin continues a strong track record of green alternatives for local transport. The Croatian city aims to fulfil the dual st...
Following amendments in 2018, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) provided more than just a symbolic link between the European Union’s two most...In the build-up to the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, ECF has compiled a factsheet summarising the concrete effects that the 2018 electromobil...
World leaders and governments have gathered in Glasgow for COP26 to find a way forward on the most important global crisis of our times. On Monday 8 November, I...We cannot afford to wait decades for our fleet of fossil-fuel cars to be fully replaced by electric vehicles. To cut transport CO2 emissions quickly and on a massive...
On 14 December 2021, the European Commission is due to publish its proposed update on the regulatory guidelines for its flagship transport initiative, the...ECF demands for cycling to be included in the flagship EU transport initiative ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for updated regulation guide...
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted this week to sign off on a road safety report recommending how the European Commission can best achieve its...Members of Parliament have signed off on recommendations for the European Commission to improve road safety across member states, with cycling infrastructure and modal sh...
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...
Healthy Stadia will explore walking and cycling as a health-promoting and environmentally friendly way for sports fans to access stadia. About th...
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...