This year, the first national cycling strategy was adopted in Croatia. Read on for an indepth look at the development of the strategy and what this means for cycling in Croatia.

ECF strongly welcomes the provisional agreement on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive which sets, for the very first time, European minimum bicycle parking norms for virtually all types of buildings, both residential as well as non-...

The third edition of ECF's "The state of national cycling strategies (2023)" is published today, providing a snapshot of progress on the development of cycling strategies across the Eurasian region.

The past year was another successful year of championing more cycling at events and forums across the world

As the year ends, ECF is taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting the greatest hits from the world of cycling advocacy during 2023. ECF’s roundup of the best and most-read articles throughout the last 12 months ranges from advocacy milestones...

By Jill Warren and Mike Brennan. 2023: the year cycling was elevated to a strategic priority in Europe, as ECF’s work took cycling to brand new heights and paved the way for unprecedented impact

ECF looks back on the main achievements of our community throughout 2023. From making the case for cycling on local, regional, and national levels, to advancing policy frameworks, and securing investments for new infrastructure, our members and...

Authored by Jill Warren and Froso Christofides At COP28 this year, ECF was on the ground advocating for more cycling as a core answer to the climate crisis. 

One of the parameters we analyse in our QECIO (Quantifying Europe’s Cycling Infrastructure using OpenStreetMap) dashboard is the uptake of contraflow cycling: the percentage of streets on which cycling in both directions is allowed in the total...

Transport is an integral part of our daily lives, and accounts for more than a quarter of our greenhouse gas emissions. While discussions on transport have often revolved around decarbonising motorised vehicles, the new UN ‘World Sustainable...

The Velo-city 2023 Leipzig team was honoured to be recognised as a finalist for the ICCA & BestCities Global Alliance, Incredible Impacts Award. This award spotlighted the Velo-city 2023 conference for driving real change through passion,...

The European Declaration on Cycling marks a pivotal step for cycle route networks and cycle tourism in establishing Europe as a leading cycling tourism destination.