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European Cyclists' Federation

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:

🚴✨ 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.

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!

🚴🏙️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

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!

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!

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

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.

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