On 27 April 2023, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) hosted the eagerly anticipated EU CYCLE Project Final Conference at its offices in Brussels. Uniting p...ECF looks back on the final conference of the EU CYCLE Project, which explored EU support for cycling investments across European regions and the benefits of cycling in c...
The Central Denmark Region is the most populated part of Jutland with a population of 1,3 million inhabitants. The region has a strong focus on green and active...ECF welcomes the Central Denmark Region to Cities & Regions for Cyclists (CRC), a network that brings together local and regional administrations actively working to...
More than four-fifths of International Transport Forum (ITF) countries boast walking policies and 41% have a related strategy, while 45% have a cycling pol...New PATH report reveals ITF member countries are increasing their commitment to walking and cycling policies and strategies but more needs to be done to really connect th...
The timing is right for the European Commission to designate 2024 as the European Year of Cycling. The European Parliament formally requested the Commission to...ECF recently sent a letter signed by 33 of its members to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen requesting that she declare 2024 as the European Year of Cycl...
QUOTE OF THE DAY A huge part of our work before the war was about building community. The main purpose of Bike for Ukraine is to make humanitarian he... Velo-city 2023 Leipzig: Friday Daily Report – Leaders of the Future And so, the time has come to say goodbye. But as the old saying goes, don’t be sad it’s o...
Velo-city 2023's host city, Leipzig, is one of Europe's greenest and most forward-thinking cities, making it an ideal place to share knowledge, showcase innovat...Leipzig made Velo-city history this week with over 1,500 attendees at the world cycling summit, who participated in a programme of over 80 sessions, with o...
For the last twenty years, the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club has been working on promoting a modal shift to bicycles and guaranteeing safe cycling infrastructure. Th...On Saturday 22 April, more than 15,000 people took part in the I Bike Budapest Parade, an event organised by the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club. Together they called for more a...
QUOTE OF THE DAY We need fundamental and structural change in a short time. What does this have to do with bikes? Cycling is a manifestation of this... Velo-city 2023 Leipzig: Thursday Daily Report – Viva la re-velo-ution! And so, we roll into day three of VC23! Energised by last night’s incredible bicycle p...
The ECF Awards returned for its second edition at Velo-city 2023 Leipzig. The winners of the four award categories were unveiled during the third day of the con...The European Cyclists’ Federation is proud to announce the winners of the second edition of the ECF Awards, recognising some of Europe’s highest achievers in ensuring mor...
QUOTE OF THE DAY For jobs in the cycling industry we've redone the numbers during our work for the EU Cycling Strategy. Today it's somewhere around t... Velo-city 2023 Leipzig: Wednesday Daily Report – Leading the Transition Schöne Grüße an alle! It was great to see so many cycling enthusiasts again today in Leipz...
QUOTE OF THE DAY We need to understand why 15-minute cities are becoming popular [...] We need to reshape cities, develop high-quality social life, b... Velo-city 2023 Leipzig: Tuesday Daily Report – Willkommen in Leipzig! And we are back! Hallo zusammen und willkommen in Leipzig! What a first day we’ve had a...
Taking place at the impressive New Town Hall of Leipzig, this year’s edition of our Cities & Regions for Cyclists (CRC) Network Day was co-organised by...On Monday 8 May, over thirty representatives of ECF’s Cities & Regions for Cyclists met in Leipzig for the CRC Network Day 2023! The network’s annual in-person meetin...