Strovolos is the second most populated municipality in Cyprus, and the largest in the district of Nicosia, with a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants...ECF welcomes Strovolos Municipality to Cities & Regions for Cyclists, a network that brings together local and regional administrations actively promoting c...
With the aim of accelerating the uptake of sustainable modes of transport, the City of Leipzig has been promoting cargo bikes in many ways. Listed below are som...In recent years, cargo bikes have proven to be a powerful tool in transforming our cities while contributing to cleaner air, traffic reduction and more liveable environme...
The annual world cycling summit is just three weeks away, and, with the full interactive programme now available, the attention of the international cycling com...This year’s Velo-city Exhibition shines a spotlight on innovation, as cities and regions look to equip their streets for more cycling.
Is your city ready to become the global focus point for cycling promotion? Then it's time to bid for Velo-city 2026! The annual world cyclin...ECF invites cities from around to world to submit their application to host the world cycling summit, where advocates, cities, decision-makers, researchers and indus...
ECF is delighted to announce that the ECF Awards will take place for the second time this May at Velo-city 2023 Leipzig, brought to you by our sponsors by Jobra...Following last year’s success, the ECF Awards return this year, proudly sponsored by JobRad, Eco-Counter and Geveko Markings. The awards celebrate some of the most impres...
The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) of the European Parliament adopted today, 13 April 2023, its report on the new TEN-T guidelines. The final wo...In its new report on the Trans-European transport network (TEN-T), the European Parliament's Transport Committee has said that major EU transport investments sh...
ECF President Henk Swarttouw opened this year’s meeting with an overview of the state of cycling advocacy at the European level and outlined ECF’s decisive...On 31 March and 1 April, over 50 representatives of cycling organisations from across Europe convened in Brussels for ECF’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023.
In recent months, a lot of progress has been made in the development of policies to promote cycling at the EU level. Much of this has been the result of persist...ECF has been working hard to promote more and better cycling in the EU and a lot has been happening recently! This short article will get you up to speed on recent develo...
In June 2022, on World Bicycle Day, six EU Member States signed the European Bicycle Declaration. With this, they called on the European Commission to...The addition of Slovakia means that over half of EU Member States have now signed the Declaration calling on the Commission to develop a common approach to cycling promot...
With seven plenaries, over 75 sessions and more than 350 speakers, Velo-city 2023 is shaping up to be the stand out cycling event of the year. This year’s edit...The annual world cycling summit has unveiled a programme bursting at the seams with high-level speakers and experts in all things cycling and urban design, coming to the...
After more than a year of negotiations, the European Parliament and the Council came to a provisional agreement on the establishment of the EU Social Climate Fu...A recent compromise on EU climate legislation means that money from the €87 billion fund will be available for purchase subsidies, cycling infrastructure and bike sharing...
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...