Meet the recipients of the 2026 ECF x Cities for Better Health Travel Grant! 🚲🌎 In the first part of a three-part series introducing the recipients of the 2026 Travel Grant, we are pleased to present...

Check out our latest video of inspiring advocates featuring in our 2026 ECF x Cities for Better Health Travel Grant series! 🚲🌎 @velo-city-conference.com #activemobility #cycling #urbandevelopment #velocity

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📅 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: the 4th Annual PATH Symposium is taking place online on Monday, 28 September 2026! This year's edition brings together inspiring voices from around the world promoting walking and cycling for healthy, sustainable communities. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚴🏙️ One month on, and we still can’t get over our best CRC Network Day yet! A special thank you to our host the City of Rimini, and to the Dutch Cycling Embassy for supporting this edition. 👉 Want to join us next year? Reach out! tinyurl.com/5bsm2nxc

Eight months after their official presentation, the three winners of the Healthy Cycling Challenge showcased how their projects have moved into implementation at Velo-city Rimini! Find out more: www.ecf.com/en/news/heal...

Healthy Cycling Challenge: Winners showcase early achievements at Velo-city 2026 Rimini

Healthy Cycling Challenge: Winners showcase early achievements at Velo-city 2026 Rimini

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Bigger cars. More safety risks. Less space for cyclists and pedestrians. In our latest article, we give a rundown of policy recommendations at the local, national, EU, and international levels to minimise the impact of 'carspreading'—the growth of larger cars. www.ecf.com/en/news/cars...

'Carspreading' and the rise of ever-larger cars

'Carspreading' and the rise of ever-larger cars

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🚴 🏙️ New CRC Member Spotlight! This month, we head to Taiwan to explore how Taipei City is developing its integrated public bicycle schemes, YouBike, to maximise limited urban space and build a seamless cycling city. Read more: www.ecf.com/en/news/taip...

Taipei: Building a seamless cycling city through integrated public mobility

Taipei: Building a seamless cycling city through integrated public mobility

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Looking for bike purchase incentives in your country? 🚴 Made possible with support from Wolt, our newly revamped 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 makes it simple to explore cycling subsidies across Europe. ➡️Check it out now: www.ecf.com/en/resources...

🚴🏙️Our CRC Network Day workshop was an absolute highlight! Warm thanks to Decisio, expert network partner of the Dutch Cycling Embassy, for a lively role-playing game that let participants step into the shoes of the groups that usually lobby them. 👉 Join our network: www.ecf.com/en/community...

We spoke with Annika Hanke-Wiedemann, Project Manager at the Altona District Office (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg), about her presentation, "Hamburg.Ottensen: Redistributing street space in an historical protected ancient neighbourhood". Here's what she had to say:

For the third consecutive year, 𝗘𝗖𝗙 𝘅 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 supported the participation to Velo-city 2026 Rimini of 15+ inspiring cycling advocates from 10 developing countries. Thank you to Cities for Better Health (Novo Nordisk) for making this enriching exchange possible!

We caught up with Chris Bruntlett of the @dutchcycling.nl after his presentation on the financial case for cycling, part of the session Bikenomics: Understanding the economic impact and financial returns of cycling. Here’s what he had to say @modacitylife.com @velo-city-conference.com #vc26

We are proud to share the winners of the fifth annual edition of the ECF Awards! 📈The City of Oslo for the Cycling Improvement Award sponsored by Eco-Counter 🚵The City of Helsinki for the Road Safety Award 🔨The City of Rimini for the Cycling Infrastructure Award Read more: tinyurl.com/3dey2p7d

🚴‍♀️🌍 Happening now! Meet the Healthy Cycling Challenge winners at Velo-city 2026 Rimini by joining the session “Promoting healthy and sustainable urban neighbourhoods in Peru, Nepal and Brazil”. 📍 If you are at Velo-city, join the session in Tempio starting at 12:15!

Yesterday, 40+ representatives of local and regional authorities joined our CRC Network Day. From exploring Rimini’s cycling infrastructure to hands-on workshops, the day was full of shared learning and fresh ideas for cycling led planning. Read the full wrap up here: tinyurl.com/2pwt2d2w

Cities & Regions for Cyclists holds its annual Network Day in Rimini before Velo-city 2026 Rimini

Cities & Regions for Cyclists holds its annual Network Day in Rimini before Velo-city 2026 Rimini

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🚴✨ Warming up for Velo city 2026 Rimini! Our ECF Members & Networks are gathered tonight for our annual get together at Embassy Rimini in the historic Villa Cacciaguerra – the perfect place to catch-up before conference week. This event is kindly sponsored by SRAM.

🚴🏙️The CRC Network Day 2026 is a wrap! 40+ participants attended this year’s edition, co-organised with the City of Rimini and supported by the Dutch Cyling Embassy with Decisio. Thank you to all who joined for a day full of learnings and exchange! 👉 Join us next year in Ehime: tinyurl.com/5bsm2nxc

CRC Network Day 2026 workshop happening now! After the technical visit, participants are now diving into an interactive session led by the Dutch Cycling Embassy and Decisio to discuss how to best build strong, evidence-based arguments for cycling. Thank you again to DCE for its support!

CRC Network Day 2026 starting now! Co-organised with the City of Rimini and supported by the Dutch Cycling Embassy with Decisio, today’s programme is officially underway. Over 40 participants were welcomed by Mattia Morolli, Deputy Mayor for Mobility of Rimini and Henk Swarttouw, ECF President.

You can now search for EU-funded cycling projects with our interactive map!🔎 This tool brings to life the findings of ECF's research on EU Structural Funds. You can filter by Intervention Field, funds, programmes, or co-financing rates. Explore the data in your region now: ecf.com/en/cycling-i...

Exactly one more week until we reveal the winners of the ECF Awards at the Velo-city conference!⌛ This year, we’re excited to have Eco-Counter as the sponsor of the Cycling Improvement Award once again. Stay tuned on 16 June to see the winners!

🚴🏙️ Only one week until our Cities & Regions for Cyclists Network Day! The event is kindly supported by the Dutch Cycling Embassy, who will lead a workshop with Decisio on cycling-led planning. 👉 Want to join the network? Get in touch: www.ecf.com/en/community...

👏𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 This is a significant step in the right direction following the European Commission’s proposal back in December 2025, which only focused on vehicles. www.ecf.com/en/news/clea...

Clean and flexible corporate mobility includes bikes – draft European Parliament report acknowledges cycling’s role for company fleets

Clean and flexible corporate mobility includes bikes – draft European Parliament report acknowledges cycling’s role for company fleets

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Our June newsletter is out! In this edition, we highlight our campaign for #WorldBicycleDay and all the exciting policy developments that paint a good picture of cycling's future—and with Velo-city coming up, there's even more reason to celebrate and keep pedalling. tinyurl.com/5n6dexnt

#WorldBicycleDay and The Road Ahead

Yesterday, we launched our campaign for this year's World Bicycle Day, a video featuring our members and partners answering the question: "Cycling is more than just transport it's..

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“𝘾𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨…” Many languages. Different countries. One shared passion for cycling. ❤️🚲 It’s #WorldBicycleDay 🌍and this year, we wanted to highlight how cycling can be meaningful in multiple ways. So we asked members and partners to share their answers to the question above.

Our Policy and EU Affairs Director Fabian Küster attended the recently concluded World Urban Forum in Baku. #WUF13 In our latest article, he recounts his experience and highlights key takeaways, such as the need to better integrate mobility in urban planning. www.ecf.com/en/news/worl...

“We build your dreams”: How housing developers at the World Urban Forum still sell a very 20th century utopia

“We build your dreams”: How housing developers at the World Urban Forum still sell a very 20th century utopia

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🚲🏆Our final #ECFAward is none other than the 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, which honours excellence in the planning and delivery of cycling infrastructure, making everyday cycling safer, smoother, and more accessible. Winners will be revealed at the Velo-city conference in Rimini—so stay tuned!

🚴🏙️New CRC Member Spotlight! This month, we head to Switzerland to explore how the 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗭𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 combines major infrastructure projects with targeted interventions to advance its Cycling Strategy 2030 and deliver its vision of “safe and easy cycling for all”. Read more: www.ecf.com/en/news/crc-...

Zurich: Safe and easy cycling for everybody

Zurich: Safe and easy cycling for everybody

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Grab tickets to the world's biggest cycling conference for less 👀—prices go up tomorrow! See you in Rimini 🌊🚲 www.velo-city-conference.com/en/tickets/

We are thrilled to announce SRAM as the sponsor of our annual Members & Networks Get-together! Their commitment to growing cycling make them a perfect partner for this event kicking off Velo-city in Rimini on 15 June. Looking forward to this! 🚲✨ www.sram.com/en/sram