Lobbying for More and Better Cycling in Europe

Europe, The Netherlands ...and Italy ?

Presentation by

Dr Bernhard EnsinkECF Secretary General

FIAB Conference Florence,November 29, 2008

Lobbying for More and better Cycling

1. The European context

2. The ECF

3. The Dutch context

4. Lobbying by Fietsersbond (Netherlands)

[? 5. Discussion: the Italian context and lobbying by FIAB ?]

The European Commissions’ ambitions

• On Urban Mobility:• free-flowing towns

and cities• greener towns and

cities• accessible urban

transport• safe and secure

urban transport

On …• Road Safety• Public Health • Clean Air• Climate Change• Noise• Energy & - Efficiency

Why the increase of cycling supports the ambitions of the European

Commission

More cycling Less car use

•Cleaner Air

•Safer Roads

•Less Climate Change

•Less Noise

•Less Transport Costs

•Less Energy Use & Better Efficiency

•Better Public Health

•Better Quality of Life

Modal shift from the use of private cars to cycling (& …)

Lobbying for More and better Cycling

1. The European context

2. The ECF

Assessement of Green Paper by ECF

• No strong committment to achieve modal shift; • no intention to introduce cycling and walking as

third pillar

Private

motorized

transport

Public

transport

H P M (*)

Walking

Cycling

Wheeling

(*) HPM = HumanPowered Mobility

The ECF -25 years speaking for cyclists

• 56 member organizations in 38 countries

• Based in Brussels• EuroVelo ® project • Annual Velo-city ©

Conference

ECF Managemnet Committee in front of the ECF Office in Brussels …

The ECF ...

.... is really uniting Europe !ECF Annual General Meeting 2008 in Brno (CZ)

ECF strategy and main demands on ‘Green Paper’

- Cooperation with

Bicycle Industry

(Colibi/Coliped) and

Retailers (ETRA)

- 4 specific and

common main

demands