What is the EU Social Climate Fund? In March 2023, the EU institutions adopted the Regulation establishing the Social Climate Fund (SCF). The SCF is de...From 2026, €87 billion will be available through the EU Social Climate Fund for targeted purchase subsidies, cycling infrastructure projects, and bike-sharing schemes – k...
South Dublin County Council (SDCC) came into existence on 1 January 1994, as one of three successor counties to County Dublin. The county stretches over de...ECF welcomes South Dublin County Council to Cities & Regions for Cyclists, a network that brings together local and regional administrations committed...
The open letter to national governments The Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH) calls on national governments to commit to walking and cycling in th...Today, the Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH), of which ECF is a founding member, publishes an open letter urging national governments to prioritise walking...
During its annual meeting, the Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics (WP5) invited all Member States to further develop national cycle route networks... On 27 September, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) adopted the Guide for Designating Cycle Route Networks, marking a crucial milestone in the int...
The Conference brought together around 150 participants from 24 countries. Over two days of debates and sessions, the programme featured a balanced lineup, with...The EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference 2024 took place in Viborg, Denmark, this week, from September 23 to 25. Co-organised by Viborg Municipality and the European...
Experiments in Lyon In June 2023, CEREMA – a French public institution that provides technical expertise, research, and support for public policies in mobility,...A new French study confirms that conditionally allowing cyclists to cross red lights improves the fluidity of cycling traffic without compromising road safety. However, t...
To recap, earlier this year, the EU’s parliament and Member States agreed on the finalised text of the EPBD. The document laid out the boundaries for the requir...In April 2024, the European Union adopted the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, requiring Member States to implement minimum bicycle parking standards in buildin...
As co-chair of the sub-group who wrote this paper, ECF worked closely with national and city governments, industry leaders, and civil society to develop recomme...The European Commission’s Expert Group on Urban Mobility (EGUM) has published recommendations to the Commission on a range of measures they should take to improve road sa...
In 2022, the European Commission published the Transition Pathway for Tourism to drive a green and digital transformation to bolster the resilien...
Critical Mass Nairobi Originating in San Francisco in the early 1990s, Critical Mass has become a global phenomenon, with the mass bicycle rides today taking pl...Creating the change that is needed to enable more and better cycling is a complex process. Significantly increased levels of cycling require investment in improved and sa...
Around 5,000 of the Dodge Ram model type were registered in 2023, marking an increase of 20% compared to 2022 and leaving around 20,000 of this model alone on...Politico reported this week that the European Commission has acknowledged the concerns raised by the influx of US-style pick-up trucks entering the EU [1], in response...
The winners of the 2024 ECF Awards: The European Parliament for the ECF Cycle-Friendly Employer Award, sponsored by JobRad The City of Bolo...We are delighted to announce the winners of the third edition of the ECF Awards, which recognise outstanding achievements in promoting and enabling cycling. Winners were...