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...
Thanks to sustained advocacy action from the Federazione Italiana Ambiente e Bicicletta (FIAB), Italy has successfully capitalised on the extraordinary situatio...In 2020, Italy introduced new innovative methods for reorganising street space as part of its COVID-19 recovery strategy. Two specialised decrees reformed road laws to in...
Do public investments in sustainable mobility really bring about behaviour change? Can more dedicated infrastructure lead to increased levels of cycling? The re...A new study based on data from ECF’s COVID-19 cycling measures tracker shows that pop-up cycling infrastructure boosted cycling levels in European cities in the first mon...
In March, the Romanian Cyclists’ Federation (FBR) scored a big victory when the Romanian government decided to include substantial investments in cycling in its...The Romanian government has earmarked more than €120 million for EuroVelo and cycling infrastructure in its COVID-19 Recovery Plan following the advocacy of the Romanian...
“How much will it cost to build a network of cycle routes?” is a question frequently asked to the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF). Recently even more so wit...The price tag on a cycle track can vary greatly from under €50,000 to over €10,000,000 per kilometre. Why is that? What elements influence the price tag on cycling infras...
18 March 2021 marks the one-year anniversary of the first of many coronavirus-related traffic changes in Brussels, the notoriously car-centric “capital of Euro...
The deadline for the presentation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRP) is approaching fast. How do cycling investments feature in Member States’ dra...
On 11 February 2021, the Irish National Transport Authority (NTA) announced it will be investing €240 million in cycling and walking infrastructure this year, a...Ireland has doubled down on its commitment to more cycling, dedicating €240 million towards cycling and walking infrastructure in 2021. The announcement follows well...
Cycling confirmed as favoured transport alternative in the Hungarian capital as more citizens recognise the benefits of the bicycle. Record breaking stats...
The #VisionaryCities Series is a collection of best practices and success stories from visionary local authority leaders contributing to making cycling in Europ...
The Trans-European Transport Network is the EU’s flagship transport policy, covering a network of roads, railway lines, inland waterways, ports, maritime shippi...The European Parliament adopted on 19 January 2021 an own-initiative report on the upcoming revision of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) guidelines....
Cycle AI wins first place at the first ever European Cyclists’ Federation Hackathon, organized in association with the European Institute for Innovation and Tec...