On 14 December 2021, the European Commission is due to publish its proposed update on the regulatory guidelines for its flagship transport initiative, the...ECF demands for cycling to be included in the flagship EU transport initiative ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for updated regulation guide...
In June 2021, after more than three years of negotiations, the European Parliament and Council agreed upon a new funding regulation for the 2021-27 Multiannual...An updated regulation for EU Structural Funds has demanded increased levels of investment from cities and regions towards sustainable mobility, a major opportunity to att...
On Tuesday 5 October, Glasgow City Council published part of its new strategy to promote active travel across the city, including an extensive new network of cy...Glasgow has announced plans for a new cycleway network ahead of hosting COP26 in November. The network aims to reduce transport pollution, congestion and road safety...
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted this week to sign off on a road safety report recommending how the European Commission can best achieve its...Members of Parliament have signed off on recommendations for the European Commission to improve road safety across member states, with cycling infrastructure and modal sh...
With e-bikes becoming an increasingly familiar sight on roads all over Europe, the tampering of such bicycles has become a growing issue. The bicycle industry h...On 30 September, under the aegis of CONEBI, 15 national bicycle industry associations and 68 companies became signatories to an industry-wide self-commitment to prevent t...
On 30 September, Deputy Mayor Janez Koželj launched Velo-city 2022 Ljubljana at a press event in the Slovenian capital, opening the call for abstracts as well a...After a memorable Velo-city in Lisbon on 6-9 September, we’re pleased to officially launch next year’s world cycling summit, Velo-city 2022 Ljubljana.
The impact of the pandemic in changing travelling patterns has been notable, with one clear example being the growth of leisure cycling and cycling tourism...Cycling tourism is booming. Over the past two years, the pandemic has acted as an accelerator to previously existing trends from across Europe, with more people choo...
On 27 September, Jill Warren, CEO of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), joined the Connecting Europe Express from Zürich to Bern. Bringing her bicycle abo...ECF CEO Jill Warren joined high-level travellers aboard flagship Connecting Europe Express trip from Zürich to Bern, promoting the need for seamless bicycle-to-rail trave...
On 24 September 2021, the Belgian federal government adopted a first-of-its-kind federal action plan for the promotion of cycling: “BE CYCLIST.” The plan, which...The cycling action plan, which goes by the name “BE CYCLIST,” lists 52 action points that Belgium’s federal government will implement by 2024. This first-ever federal Bel...
Jill Warren, CEO of ECF: “We’re delighted to join the 1% network, which will make it even easier for organisations and individual donors to support ECF’s crucia...The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) is a new nonprofit partner of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of more than 6,000 business and individual members that give back to...
On the weekend of 18 September 2021, cross-generational demonstrations will be held in over 130 cities and towns across Germany to demand safe streets for all....Just in time for the federal elections, children from across Germany will unite for a nationwide demonstration in pursuit of more and safer cycling for kids.
On behalf of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), we have truly enjoyed working with Mayor Fernando Medina and Deputy Mayor Miguel Gaspar and with the Munic...At the world cycling summit in Lisbon on 6-9 September, Jill Warren made it clear that there is no conceivable way to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, the Europ...