On 29-30 January 2024, the High-Level EU Cycling Conference – Taking the European Declaration on Cycling to the next level will be organised by the Flemish Depa...
On July 20th the first-ever Croatian National Cycling Strategy was adopted and presented by the Ministry of Sea, Traffic and Infrastructure. The Strategy envisi...This year, the first national cycling strategy was adopted in Croatia. Read on for an indepth look at the development of the strategy and what this means for cycling...
Interested in learning how to expand cycling in your city? Our Danish Member, Foreningen Frie Fugle, is once again co-organising a study trip on cycling in Denm...
National cycling strategies are a crucial, if not indispensable instrument in developing cycling across a country. Not only in some pockets such as in progressi...
After two years of negotiations, legislators agreed on 7 December on a text that, when rubberstamped officially by Member States and the European Parliament ear...ECF strongly welcomes the provisional agreement on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive which sets, for the very first time, European minimum bicycle parking nor...
ECF is pleased to publish today the 3rd edition of our “The state of national cycling strategies (2023)” report. Following the adoption of the Pan-European Mast...The third edition of ECF's "The state of national cycling strategies (2023)" is published today, providing a snapshot of progress on the development of cycling strategies...
We were there, as the voice of cycling at key moments on the calendar, such as the EU’s Urban Mobility Days and COP28 climate conference, while also organising...The past year was another successful year of championing more cycling at events and forums across the world
Let's explore them together: 1. Velo-city 2024: Ghent wins bid to host the world cycling summit In May of this year, the city of Ghent secured the bid to host V...As the year ends, ECF is taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting the greatest hits from the world of cycling advocacy during 2023. ECF’s roundup of the best and mos...
Cycling as a strategic priority 2023 will be remembered as the year cycling was elevated to a strategic priority in Europe, with major breakthroughs such as the...By Jill Warren and Mike Brennan. 2023: the year cycling was elevated to a strategic priority in Europe, as ECF’s work took cycling to brand new heights and pave...
ECF Members Our members continue to have an instrumental role in advocating for more and better cycling, with considerable impact and important advocacy success...ECF looks back on the main achievements of our community throughout 2023. From making the case for cycling on local, regional, and national levels, to advancing policy fr...
ECF goes to COP28 UAE to advocate for cycling as a solution to decarbonise transport and improve people’s lives Hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emi...Authored by Jill Warren and Froso Christofides At COP28 this year, ECF was on the ground advocating for more cycling as a core answer to the climate crisis.
The contraflow cycling ratio can be considered a measure of the cycle-friendliness of traffic management in the area. Unfortunately, on average, only 10% of loc...One of the parameters we analyse in our QECIO (Quantifying Europe’s Cycling Infrastructure using OpenStreetMap) dashboard is the uptake of contraflow cycling: the percent...