Ghent, the host city of Velo-city 2024 and the newest member of ECF’s Cities & Regions for Cyclists (CRC) Network, has a long history of cycling and an exci...ECF welcomes the City of Ghent to Cities & Regions for Cyclists, a network that brings together local and regional administrations actively working to promote cycling...
Italian-British couple, Arianna Casiraghi and Daniel Rayneau-Kirkhope, along with their dog Zola, cycled 7,237 km to draw a huge shape of a bicycle across the m...Cycling couple break three world records for largest GPS drawing, aiming to raise awareness for cycling's effectiveness in reducing carbon emissions and to build politica...
The City of Zagreb is the capital and biggest city of Croatia, with a population of approximately 900,000 inhabitants, representing 20% of the country’s popula...ECF welcomes the City of Zagreb to Cities & Regions for Cyclists (CRC), a network that brings together local and regional administrations actively working to promote...
On 16 August 2022, a new circulation plan was implemented in the Brussels city centre as part of the Brussels Capital Region’s “Good Move” mobility plan. The ne...A new circulation plan in Brussels city centre aims to reduce traffic, creating more liveable neighbourhoods throughout the city. The plan is part of a growing political...
On 21 November 1997, EuroVelo, the European cycle route network, was launched in Logroño, Spain. Back then the EuroVelo initiative was a mere vision of a dream...ECF is proud to announce that 25 years after its inauguration, a much-requested feature has been unveiled by the EuroVelo Management Team. New downloadable GPX tracks wil...
Amidst record breaking heatwaves, and mounting pressure to address transportation issues. We have been working hard to convince EU decision-makers of the need...ECF has been spending recent weeks pushing for cycling to play a greater role in Europe. The bicycle’s link to European transport policy and the flagship TEN-T network ha...
Green MEP and chair of the TRAN (Transport) committee of the European Parliament, Karima Delli, teased a major announcement on an EU-wide cycling declaration an...Momentum for a pan-European cycling plan builds as EU Commission and Parliament officials, speaking at two separate transport events, announce support for a pan-European...
"The point is to make the city better, which means fewer cars. Changing fossil cars with electric ones is not a solution, they are still dangerous. Tha... And so, the time has come to say goodbye once again. What a week it has been, and with an emphasis on cycling tourism, bike economics and urban mobility innovation, the...
We are people who care about the end of the world, but we mustn’t forget that there are many who are worried about the end of the month. How do we ensur... The sun shone brightly on Day 2 of Velo-city 2022, that saw the Velo-citizens joined by citizens of Ljubljana for the annual Bike Parade. If you missed a session or two...
Can bicycle activism save the world? Yes, I've seen it done and I've seen wonderful results for the world. Jan Gehl Founder, Architect and Professor of... Finally – we are back! After nine months since we last met in Lisbon, Velo-city has returned, this time to the beautiful city of Ljubljana. We hoped you enjoyed your fir...
The Velo-city 2022 exhibition will host more than 50 exhibitors coming from across Europe. The delegates will be able to discover the latest cycling innovations...Bringing together stakeholders from the public sector with actors from the private sector, Velo-city's exhibition aims to accelerate the building of bike friendly cities...
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...