The European Network of Bicycle Friendly Cities

With the current urban transport problems, brought by over-reliance on the private motor car, urban authorities will increasingly turn to the bicycle to help remedy the situation. The Cities for Cyclists network will encourage this change. Member cities will benefit considerably from the prestige of their associated contribution to such change as well as the extra access to information they gain.

The objective of the Cities for Cyclists network is to promote the bicycle as a means of transport. This will be achieved by spotlighting the policies and practices of a number of "cycle-friendly" cities across Europe and thereby encourage others to follow suit.

Development of Cities for Cyclists

The official launch of Cities for Cyclists took place at the Velo-city conference in Milan, November 21st, 1991. By signing the Cities for Cyclists Declaration the five founder cities Erlangen (Germany), Groningen (Netherlands), Nakskov (Denmark), Nottingham (Great Britain) and Winterthur (Switzerland) resolved to plan for integrated sustainable urban and transport policies. The objective of these policies is to change people's use of transport, to make use of the environmentally friendly bicycle instead of the private car.

Since year 2000, the network stands on its own and is affiliated to the ECF. Today, 30 cities from 13 European countries are members of Cities for Cyclists.

Secretariat address

More information is available at the Cities for Cyclists office:

Cities for Cyclists
c/o European Cyclists' Federation (ECF)
Rue Franklin, 28
1000 Brussels
Belgium

Phone    +32 2 880 92 74
Fax        +32 2 880 92 75
E-mail:    office[at]ecf.com

Contact person: Dr Bernhard Ensink, ECF Secretary General

Members of Cities for Cyclists

The members of Cities for Cyclists are (March 2002)