In an exciting development, Danish Transport Minister Benny Engelbrecht announced that the Scandinavian nation would join with the Benelux countries of Belgium,...Several EU Member States have expressed interest in the Benelux Bike Declaration following a meeting of transport ministers in Luxembourg on 3 June 2021. The declaration...
Since March 2020, Scotland has seen a big increase in the number of people cycling - numbers that further underline how a true bicycle renaissance is takin...Cycling Scotland's new campaign aims to increase cycling figures by focusing on safety. As part of the campaign, police are set to clamp down on careless d...
World Bicycle Day, 3 June, may only come around once a year, but this decade could see the bicycle reclaim a central place in our societies – and mitigate the w...The world will need much more cycling if we are to overcome climate change, the most urgent crisis of our times. If we succeed, the 2020s could be the decade when the way...
High-level speakers from all over Europe met on 1 June 2021 to share best practices for how to shape more cycle-friendly urban mobility systems. “Celebrating Cy...Over 1,300 participants were registered when politicians and officials from European cities, EU institutions and the Netherlands met for an event on the role of cycling a...
The #VisionaryCities Series is a collection of best practices and success stories from local authority leaders in Europe working for better, safer and more comm...Prague is set to make record investments in cycling this year, dedicating expenses towards better infrastructure and a new cargo bike depot. Officials are counting on cyc...
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...
The Pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion was adopted on 18 May 2021 at the 5th High-level meeting on Transport, Health and Environment. As part of the...The new pan-European cycling master plan includes ECF recommendations on cycling infrastructure, funding and tourism and covers 54 countries across Europe and North Ameri...
Following numerous advocacy campaigns and public consultations conducted in EU Member States, cycling has featured more prominently in several updated National...Since ECF’s analysis in April, cycling investments have become increasingly prominent in EU Member States’ recovery plans. However, while several countries have stepped u...
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...
Bicycles enable children to participate in their community, travel between school and home, explore their cities and stay active and healthy. But too many child...How can all children get access to a bicycle from an early age? A new digital booklet showcases inspirational children’s cycling initiatives and best practices from aroun...
New analysis by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) of Member States’ National Recovery and Resilience Plans submitted to the EU show that only six are prop...Over half of European Union Member States are neglecting cycling in their post-pandemic recovery plans, missing out on billions of euros in economic and health benefits.
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) has launched the bidding procedure to find the host cities of two editions of its flagshi...The European Cyclists’ Federation opens the bidding procedure for the 2023 and 2024 host cities of Velo-city, the world’s largest cycling conference.