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Our Members
Related associations
Polis
network of European cities and regions, which promotes, supports and advocates innovation in local transport
Global Alliance for EcoMobility
partnership for the integrated promotion of walking, cycling, wheeling and ‘passenging’ (the use of public transport) in cities. ETRA is one of the members of the Global Alliance. European institutions
www.euro.who.int
the official website of the WHO Regional Office for Europe provides country-specific and topic-specific health information for people who influece health policy in the WHO European Region and the media Trade Publications
Enterprise Europe Network
European Commission initiative offering SMEs a one-stop shop where they can seek advice and benefit form a wide range of business support services
europa.eu.int/comm/environment/cycling/cycling_en.…
Handbook on how to increase the use of bicycles, published by the European Commission
Initial Rider Training
programme developed by FEMA with a view to assisting trainers and riders in pre-license training
www.i-ce.info
The website of Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-ce) has a wealth of information, research and knowledge on cycling: concepts, policies and experience including issues relating to health and quality of life.
www.ecoplan.org/wtpp
On-line journal of World Transport Policy & Practice with articles on a wide range of transport issues, including health. Some information available in French.
www.euro.who.int/healthy-cities/UrbanHealthTopics/…
Collection of papers containing information and guidance material to promote healthy transport
www-math.science.unitn.it/bike
Trento bike pages is a portal for bicycle touring and recreational mountain biking in Europe and the Mediterranean
www.euro.who.int/physicalactivity
Website on physical activity including transport related information |
Cycling Information Sources
The European Cycle Route Network Eurovelo
Study commisssioned by the European Parliament on cycling tourism
TwoSpoke Bike & Cycling Forum
Bicycle Forum and Reviews for all types of Bikes. Road, mountain, BMX, recumbent and more Cycling networks
Iron Curtain Trail
The Iron Curtain Trail invites people to retrace and experience the former division of the continent on a 6,800 km cycle track along the length of the former border, combining European culture, history and sustainable tourism. Road Safety
Euroncap
Website of the European New Car Assessment Programme in which the safety of new cars is tested. One test criterion is the safety of their front in the event of a collision with a pedestrian or cyclist. So far test results are disappointing.
EU Road Safety
Comprehensive website of the European Commission on road safety, including statistics and scientific research
WHO - Global status report on road safety
2009 report which shows among other things that half of the 1.27 million people killed on the roads worldwide are pedestrians, cyclists and motoryclists Sustainable Mobility
CATCH
CATCH (Carbon Aware Travel CHoice) is a European funded project with the ultimate aim to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of the urban transport sector by encouraging carbon-friendly travel choices. Miscellaneous
europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/cons_safe/prod_safe/g…
RAPEX is the rapid information exchange on safety risks between the member states and the European Union has become accessible for the public. Since February 2004, the Commission publishes a weekly overview of RAPEX notifications at this address.
www.epomm.org
The European Platform on Mobility Management promote and further develop Mobility Management in Europe
www.eeb.org
The European Environmental Bureau groups 143 organizations in 31 countries that are dealing with environmental issues and nature protection
www.eltis.org
The European Local Transport Information Service (ELTIS) is an interactive guide to current transport measures, policies and practices implemented in cities and regions across Europe
www.homezones.org
The international Home Zones website. A home zone is a street or group of streets designed primarily to meet the interests of pedestrians and cyclists rather than motorists, opening up the street for social use.
www.goodgoing.co.uk
The travel awareness campaign for London, promotes the use of healthy and environmentally friendly travel options.
www.fietsnaarjewerk.nl
A Dutch campaign aimed at making people using bicycles instead of cars for commuting
www.ibike.org
The International Bicycle Fund is a non-governmental, nonprofit, advocacy organization, promoting sustainable transport and international understanding.
www.smile-europe.org
SMILE presents good practice in the field of sustainable mobility with a view to helping lcoal authorities. The database contains a large number of good practices in the field of cycling.
www.promech.co.uk/index.shtml
ACT, the trade association for British IBD’s has given Promech sole rights to issue certificates for their CyTech accreditation scheme, the industry standard for bicycle mechanic's competence.
www.euro.who.int/eprise/main/who/progs/whd4/home
Website of theWorld Health Day 2004 that marked the launch of a global campaign to prevent raod traffic injuries
www.world-of-bicycles.com
Pictures of bicycles around the world showing the lifestyle of people, by Bruno Sananes
Use Synthetic Oil
a European-wide awareness campaign promoting the use of synthetic oil for Powered Two Wheelers.
EUCG
Group of people who all work for the Institutions of the European Union and who want to encourage the daily use of bicycles by EU staff
People for Bikes
Peopleforbikes.org is an American initiative to promote cycling with an online petition - the aim is to gather one million names. E-Mobility
Cycling infrastructure
Bikeoff
an initiative of the UK Design Against Crime Research Centre located at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. It is concerned with reducing bicycle theft through practice based design research aimed at catalysing, and in some cases creating, cycling products and services that consider users (cyclists) but also abusers (vandals and thieves) Climate Change
350.org
an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis-- Blogs
Publications on cycling
Infrastructure, Programs and Policies to Increase …
John Pucher, Jennifer Dill, and Susan Handy, Preventive Medicine, Vol. 50, No. S1, January 2010, pp S106-S125. European funded twowheel projects
Events
Green Week
The Green Week is an annual event organized by the European Commission with a view to encouraging people to "think aloud" about ways to change environmental behaviour
Mobility Week
Week dedicated by the EU to promote sustainable transport including cycling, this year from 16 till 22 September |
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