The "Eternal City” Rome is well known for its historical sites, but also for its eternal traffic jams. As the country’s most populated area and an important ec...High motorisation rates, low shares of active mobility and public transport present challenges to Rome’s current transport system. However, this is set to change soon: Le...
The webinar, addressing the critical theme of "Towards more diversity in the cycling industry", was hosted by Women in Cycling, an initiative launched by ECF in...Last week’s Women in Cycling Webinar successfully convened with over 700 registrations to focus on the current challenges and opportunities faced by the cycling sector's...
We believe that this is a very dangerous development. Crash rates sharply decline with age, and any reduction in age limits would have serious repercussio...The European Parliament voted this week to allow 17-year-old teenagers to drive large trucks, if accompanied by an adult (older than 24 years), and to be allowed to drive...
10 years of investing in cycling West Pomerania, together with Małopolska, are two Polish voivodships (regions) that have made the biggest progress so far in de...On 16 February 2024, nearly 200 local and regional government officials convened at a conference dedicated to the technical, organisational and financial aspect...
Through the “Cycling through History and Art” programme, custom-designed, secure bicycle parking spaces are being installed to create the first network of bicyc...ECF Member in Greece Cities for Cycling has launched an exciting initiative to integrate the bicycle into Athens’ flourishing cultural scene.
The sixth edition of the “Report on the Quality of life in European cities” was published in December 2023. It is based on a survey among more than 70,000 Europ...At the end of 2023, the European Commission published a comprehensive survey on how European citizens from 83 cities in the EU and its neighbourhood perceive their qualit...
In 2016, the city launched a master plan for cycling infrastructure, which called for the construction of 120 kilometers of new bike lanes. The plan has been la...Authored by Cites & Regions for Cyclists network member – City of Jerusalem In recent years, Jerusalem has made significant progress in developing its cycling infrast...
First signed in 2021, the renewed MoU encompasses various key areas, including: To jointly promote cycling routes throughout the European region, including Eur...In a significant step aimed at fostering more cycling tourism, the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) and the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) have officially ren...
The conference was yet another milestone in a remarkable run for cycling at the EU level. In 2022, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Transp...EU Member State ministers and state secretaries for transport gathered in Hasselt, Belgium, on 30 January for the “High-Level EU Cycling Conference – Taking the European...
In its exceptional application, Rimini convened an impressive coalition of partners, including ECF’s member FIAB, which played a prominent role in securing the...The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) is delighted to announce that the City of Rimini has won the bid to host the 2026 edition of the prestigious Velo-city conference....
A major road safety obstacle for cycling safety are crashes with motorised vehicles, around 83% of cycling fatalities come about in crashes with cars, trucks, v...Markings on cycling infrastructure play an essential role in safer cycling by mitigating risks, enhancing visibility and overall enforcing a sense of safety for cyclists....
Published by the European Commission in December 2021, the Urban Mobility Framework is a policy aiming to improve mobility systems in European cities by tacklin...ECF published a short analysis on how European cities are implementing the EU Urban Mobility Framework to promote and enhance cycling for their inhabitants.