The seven civil society organisations included on the letter are: BEUC - the European Consumer Organisation Eurocities European Cyclists’ Fed...ECF has co-signed a letter calling for the Commission to close legal loopholes in European and national legislation that permit US-style pickup trucks to enter...
Her campaign in the UK, it is fair to say, culminated in the CLOCS programme that Transport for London put in place that requires trucks entering the city to ha...In 2009 in London Kate Cairns’s sister Eilidh was killed while cycling after a large tipper truck ran her over. The driver said he did not see her. In the aftermath of th...
A 2015 study from Montreal showed that half of all bicycles stolen are from ‘fly-parking’ locations (i.e. locations not intended for bicycle parking, such as la...The lack of safe and accessible bicycle parking is one of the main barriers to regular cycling, the most-energy efficient of all transport modes. Bicycle theft is a major...
Have you noticed recently that cars are often sticking out from their parking bays, leaving less space when passing out cyclists and turning two-way street...ECF takes a look at the recent trends of increasing car sizes in Europe, analysing their environmental impact as well as road safety implications. We then explore...
On Tuesday 14 March, the European Parliament voted for an ambitious and progressive set of amendments to the European Commission’s proposal on the Energy Perfor...The European Parliament agrees on a progressive set of amendments for the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, calling for EU Member States to implement favourable...