After two years of negotiations, legislators agreed on 7 December on a text that, when rubberstamped officially by Member States and the European Parliament ear...ECF strongly welcomes the provisional agreement on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive which sets, for the very first time, European minimum bicycle parking nor...
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...
How can we use less materials in building construction? How can on-site parking encourage less CO2 transport emissions? How can we stimulate less household ener...ECF provides an end-of-year update on our lobbying efforts to ensure bicycle parking is effectively included in the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Direct...
On Tuesday 25 October, the mandatory integration of dedicated bicycle parking spaces into the design of every building took a major legislative step forward. By...Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive takes major step forward with EU Member States supporting proposal to require bicycle parking in every new and r...
Perhaps the most undervalued and least sexy of the various bike infrastructures, bicycle parking is becoming more and more of an interest to public authori...Our CRC Network Member, Rotterdam, is implementing an innovative way to sway public opinion in favour of bike parking. This clever idea is a reminder of the key role bike...
Ghent, the host city of Velo-city 2024 and the newest member of ECF’s Cities & Regions for Cyclists (CRC) Network, has a long history of cycling and an exci...ECF welcomes the City of Ghent to Cities & Regions for Cyclists, a network that brings together local and regional administrations actively working to promote cycling...
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...
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) has published a new document highlighting six key policy areas that can be improved to better integrate cycling into the...ECF publishes suggested amendments to the EU’s proposed revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, focusing on six key areas that could effectively increa...
ECF fully supports the European Commission’s proposal to give cycling a much stronger role in the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, publi...This document provides suggested amendments to the European Commission's recent proposal for the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. These sug...
In December 2021, ECF Member Fietsersbond Belgium awarded the European Parliament the title of Cycle-Friendly Employer (CFE) for its Brussels site. With a...The European Parliament has become the first European institution to be certified, receiving a Bronze Level Certification. The Cycle-Friendly Employer Certification Frame...
All new residential and non-residential buildings in the EU as well as those undergoing major renovation will have to provide mandatory spaces for bicycle parking, accord...
All new residential and non-residential buildings in the EU as well as those undergoing major renovation will have to provide mandatory spaces for bicycle...The European Commission’s revision proposal for the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive will make bicycle parking mandatory in all new and renovated buildings in th...