The year 2020 was influenced in every way by the global pandemic. As tragic and challenging as it has been, it has also had a silver lining for cycling, with cy...
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.
New analysis by ECF of Member States’ NRRPs show that only six are properly using their plans to seize upon the enormous recovery potential of cycling to boost green econ...
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.
The members of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) have elected former Dutch ambassador Henk Swarttouw its new President. “I will be proud to be leading the...Former Dutch diplomat Henk Swarttouw has been elected President of the European Cyclists' Federation for the next three years, along with four new members for the ECF Boa...
The members of the European Cyclists’ Federation have elected former Dutch ambassador Henk Swarttouw as its new President.
The diversity of cargo bikes is truly astonishing. Whether for business or private purposes, cargo bikes take many different shapes and forms. Besides the cycli...ECF’s new #CargoBike article series shines the spotlight on the cargo bike, a rising star in the sustainable transition of our cities, by taking a closer look at what rol...
On 9 April, lawmakers in the French National Assembly voted in favour of introducing a new measure to include both electric and cargo bicycles in a national car...Following intensive advocacy by French ECF member FUB, lawmakers have approved a new measure which would provide owners of old, polluting cars with a grant of up to €2,50...
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...