Why we’re going to the International Transport Forum Marrying Cycling and Public Transport (Monday, April 30) The Rise of Bike Share Schemes (Thursday, May 3) Counting on the Cargo Bicycle (Friday, May 4) We developed a series of articles for the ITF. You can click on the picture above to see them as soon as
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Source: Public Service Review Author: Ceri Woolsgrove, ECF Road Safety Policy Officer. Trucks heavier than a Boeing 737 may be allowed on the roads if the European Commission widens a legislative loophole – warns campaign group Under current EU regulations, trucks travelling across European borders cannot be longer than 18.75 metres and weigh more than
MoreSource: HELSINGIN SANOMAT - METRO Author: Teppo Moisio Helsinki wants to profile itself internationally as a bicycle-friendly city. This is one goal that Helsinki has set for itself in its year as the World Design Capital. But what does the promotion of cycling have to do with design? “City planning is design, and how people move about
MoreSource: BikeBiz.com Author: Carlton Reid Kevin Mayne, CEO of the CTC, is to join the rampant European Cyclists’ Federation as director of development Kevin Mayne, chief executive of CTC for 14 years, will be joining the Brussels-based European Cyclists’ Federation as director of development early next year. Among other responsibilities, Mayne’s role will be to
MoreSource: Public Service Review Author: Manfred Neun with assistance from Martti Tulenheimo and Fabian Kuester Manfred Neun, President of the European Cyclists’ Federation, outlines the steps necessary to get more people across Europe to take up cycling A question I hear time and time again is: “why cycle when I can take my car?” Yet
MoreAuthor: Stephen Leahy Source: Interpress Service Bike sharing system in Changwon, South Korea. Credit:City of Changwon CHANGWON, South Korea, Nov 1, 2011 (Tierramérica) – Berlin is a big capital city of a country famed for making excellent automobiles, but it can no longer afford roads and is now moving people by transit, bike and especially through
MoreAuthor: Carlton Reid Source: BikeBiz In 2007, Trek president John Burke urged the bike trade to spend a greater percentage on advocacy efforts. Has this happened? Eurobike and Interbike take cycle campaigners seriously. Advocates get booth space at the well over-subscribed Eurobike and there’s an ‘advocacy valley’ at the Las Vegas show. Such exhibition space
MoreAuthor: Patrick Lyndon Source: SOCIECITY This Saturday in Changwon, Bernhard Ensink, Secretary General of the European Cyclists’ Federation claimed that the attitude of young German adults is changing, that they are less inclined to feel the need or even ‘want’ for a personal automobile, and more inclined to want the latest iPhone. According to Ensink, a staggering
MoreAuthor: Irma Venter Source: Engineering News Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele caused a furore among motorists in September when he announced his intention to ask Cabinet to reduce the freeway speed limit in South Africa from 120 km/h to 100 km/h. In a move that could perhaps strengthen his hand, the European Parliament has adopted a resolution in
MoreAuthor: Simon_MacMichael Source: road.cc Speed limits of 30kph in urban areas – or 20mph in the UK – could become more common after the European Parliament yesterday adopted a resolution urging local authorities across the European Union (EU) to make it the standard speed limit in such zones. It also recommended that cyclists to wear helmets
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