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The F3 cycle highway connects Leuven with Brussels, following service roads built as a part of a railway upgrade in 2006. But as the cycle highway was not part...Recently opened section of F3 cycle highway costs a record €32.5 million, a price tag which highlights exactly why cycling infrastructure needs to be considered from the...

01 Jun, 2022

The war in Ukraine has dramatically highlighted Europe’s dependence on fossil fuel imports and has driven fuel prices to the highest level in a decade. In reac...

25 May, 2022

Rotterdam is not a typical Dutch cycling city due to its car-oriented design. However, a transition has been underway since the early 2000s and Rotterdam is alr...ECF welcomes the City of Rotterdam to Cities & Regions for Cyclists (CRC), the network bringing together local and regional administrations actively working to promot...

20 May, 2022

There is a long-standing superstition that cycle tracks should not be built alongside motorways. But the experience of administrations who have dared to think d...ECF uses the case study of the F203 cycle highway in Brussels to demonstrate the advantages of building a cycle track alongside a motorway, while also highlighting the be...

20 May, 2022
Velo-city 2024: Ghent wins bid to host the world cycling summit

The Belgian city of Ghent wins bid to host Velo-city 2024. Set against the backdrop of a well-renowned cycling city, the event will bring together business, government, r...

19 May, 2022

The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) is proud to announce that Ghent has won the bid to host Velo-city 2024, becoming the first Belgian city to host the conf...The Belgian city of Ghent wins bid to host Velo-city 2024. Set against the backdrop of a well-renowned cycling city, the event will bring together business, government, r...

18 May, 2022

On 29 April, Velo-city unveiled its extended programme, with more than 350 high-level speakers. The four-day event will feature more than 60 sessions, seven ple...The annual world cycling summit reveals a programme bursting at the seams with high-level speakers, experts in all things cycling and urban design and seven plenaries aro...

16 May, 2022

Velo-city offers a unique opportunity for host cities to present themselves to the global cycling community as a liveable and active city. The conference also b...The Velo-city conference, where the world’s leading cycling researchers, advocates and urban planners convene alongside government officials in the name of more cycling f...

20 Apr, 2022

Ireland’s Department of Transport has been recognised as a Gold Level Cycle-Friendly Employer (CFE) by Cycling Solutions Ireland, the country’s national CFE Coo...Ireland’s Department of Transport becomes the first of its kind to be awarded Gold Level Cycle-Friendly Employer Certification. The certification follows the Department’s...

20 Apr, 2022

Cycling across Europe is the perfect opportunity to discover new places, and EuroVelo, a network of 17 long distance cycle routes connecting and uniting the Eur...ECF compiles a short guide on the best ways to reach Ljubljana, the host city for Velo-city 2022, by bike and train. Start planning your route now!

15 Apr, 2022

Swedish Cycling Cities (SCC) started as a small network in 2014 seeking to improve the status of cycling in Sweden, and has since grown into a national associat...ECF welcomes Swedish Cycling Cities to our Cities & Regions for Cyclists (CRC), a network bringing together local and regional administrations, actively working to pr...

24 Mar, 2022
New studies, new plan: Brussels aims even higher after cycling grows by 20% and road fatalities decrease

One year after the implementation of the 30 km/h speed limit across the city of Brussels, various positive reports have shown a 50% reduction in road fatalities...New studies into cycling traffic and road safety in the Brussels-Capital Region provide remarkable insights two years into the cycling boom, while the city launches new p...

21 Feb, 2022

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