The "Eternal City” Rome is well known for its historical sites, but also for its eternal traffic jams. As the country’s most populated area and an important ec...High motorisation rates, low shares of active mobility and public transport present challenges to Rome’s current transport system. However, this is set to change soon: Le...
The sixth edition of the “Report on the Quality of life in European cities” was published in December 2023. It is based on a survey among more than 70,000 Europ...At the end of 2023, the European Commission published a comprehensive survey on how European citizens from 83 cities in the EU and its neighbourhood perceive their qualit...
Another amazing year for cycling comes to an end and it’s our little tradition to share a list of the best and most-read articles of the last 12 months. It’s ou...Time to leave 2022 behind us with an overview highlighting the best and most read ECF articles of the year.
On 1 December, the Council of the European Union published its conclusions on the European Agenda for Tourism 2030, underlining its “determination to promote s...The Council of the European Union stresses “determination to promote sustainable tourism” in its conclusions on the European Agenda for Tourism 2030. ECF illustrates how...
In 2021, EU Member States adopted their National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) under the EU’s €800 billion “NextGenerationEU” stimulus package. Thanks t...ECF takes a look at how EU Member States' National Recovery and Resilience Plans are faring in their commitments to cycling. In August 2021, we e...
The possibility to observe and cross-analyse cycling infrastructure from different countries would be a huge benefit to understand and improve cycling conditio...ECF examines how OpenStreetMap can help us learn about cycling infrastructure from around the world, providing a brief introduction to the database and an overview of exi...
Belgian transport minister, Georges Gilkinet, announced the signage of the cycling declaration to an audience of hundreds during a pre-recorded speech during th...Led by Belgium, six EU countries signed a “European Bicycle Declaration” on World Bicycle Day 2022, calling on the European Commission to develop a “proper action plan at...
Rotterdam is not a typical Dutch cycling city due to its car-oriented design. However, a transition has been underway since the early 2000s and Rotterdam is alr...ECF welcomes the City of Rotterdam to Cities & Regions for Cyclists (CRC), the network bringing together local and regional administrations actively working to promot...
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...
Milan has approved an ambitious cycling mobility plan which will provide innovative infrastructure to the 2.6 million inhabitants of the Italian city of fashion...The Metropolitan City of Milan has approved the Cambio cycling mobility plan. The ambitious project will build another 750 km of cycle paths by 2035, connecting the entir...
On 14 December, the European Commission presented its “Efficient and Green Mobility” package with revised legislative proposals on the Trans-European Transport Network (T...
On 14 December, the European Commission presented its “Efficient and Green Mobility” package with revised legislative proposals on the Trans-European Transport...ECF, CIE and CONEBI welcome the European Commission’s “Efficient and Green Mobility” package, which elevates cycling to a priority level across the whole European Union,...