S4C Colloquium Aveiro 2016
https://scientistsforcyclingaveiro2016.wordpress.com/
University of Aveiro (Portugal),
Region of Aveiro (CIRA), ABIMOTA/Portugal Bike Value
and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
with its global network Scientists for Cycling (S4C)
2. INTRODUCING ECF
2
World’s largest cyclists’ advocacy organisation
One goal: To promote cycling as a sustainable and healthy
means of transportation and recreation
3. INTRODUCING ECF
3
World’s largest cyclists’ advocacy organisation
One goal: To promote cycling as a sustainable and healthy
means of transportation and recreation
5. 5
ECF’s COMMUNITY
Advocacy Groups 80 members
Cities for Cyclists 21 members
Scientists for Cycling 60 members
National Cycling Officers 20 officers
EuroVelo Coordinators 24 coordinators
Cycling Industry Club 32 members
7. Not for profit income generation – matrix of
sources
7
Mission/values led Service led
Corporate Corporate social
responsibility (CSR)
Philanthropic
Sponsorship
Advertising
Advocacy
Government Grants
Partnerships
Tenders
Public sector promotions
Events
Philanthropic Grants
Programmes
Individual Donations
Membership
Services
Events
Membership
8. The “Not for Profit difference” is how
the NGO sector differentiates itself from
the commercial sector
8
Mission/values led Service led
Corporate Corporate social
responsibility (CSR)
Philanthropic
Sponsorship
Advertising
Government Grants, (EU) Funds
Partnerships
Tenders
Public sector promotions
Philanthropic Grants
Programmes
Individual Donations
Membership
Services
Membership
9. The “Not for Profit difference” is how
the NGO sector differentiates itself from
the commercial sector
9
Mission/values led Service led
Corporate Corporate social
responsibility (CSR)
Philanthropic
Sponsorship
Advertising
Government Grants, (EU) Funds
Partnerships
Tenders
Public sector promotions
Philanthropic Grants
Programmes
Individual Donations
Membership
Services
Membership
10. Introduction to EU Funds
European funding of cycling-
related projects between 2007 –
2013 was 600 million Euros.
Four countries spent over 100
million Euro each:
EU Spending on
Transport
Cycling
Other
Transport
Modes
www.ecf.com
19. The results of our campaign…
2007-2013
EU Funds
invested in
cycling:
€600 million
Percentage of
total
investments
in transport:
0.7%
2014-2020
EU Funds
invested in
cycling:
€1.5 billion
Percentage of
total
investments in
transport:
1.6%
20. Current status
20
European funds available for cycling
between 2014 and 2020
European-level programmes
Transnational programmes
Cross-border programmes
National and regional level programmes
25. References to cycling in the
programming documents
25
“Implement projects concerning the construction of linear
infrastructure of cycling transport”
“Cities, towns developed to be cycling friendly: 38 town”
Length of the realized cycling infrastructure: 970km”
“Investments for the accessibility to the local cultural heritage,
which contributes to the valorisation of the local cultural
heritage, to the promotion of the rural tourism”
Explicit
references
Implicit
references
Indirect
references
“Clean urban transport infrastructure and promotion”
“Sustainable tourism”
26. Current status
Based on the explicit references to cycling we
estimate that
of EU Funds are available for cycling between
2014 – 2020.
With implicit and indirect connections:
26
1.5 billion Euros
2 billion Euros
37. INTRODUCING ECF
37
World’s largest cyclists’ advocacy organisation
One goal: To promote cycling as a sustainable and
healthy means of transportation and recreation
38. Our latest lobby tool to:
38
Promote cycling as a sustainable and healthy
means of transportation and recreation in the EU
40. What happened so far 2015
40
Think Tank meeting
Luxemburg declarationOct.
2015
May
2015
41. What happened so far 2016
41
“Agreement to deliver the blue
print of the EU Cycling Strategy”
42. What happened so far 2016
42
Workshop on national and
European Cycling Focal Points
‘Cycling Forum Europe’
breakfast meeting
Workshop at Eurobike
June
2016
June
2016
July
2016
43. What happened so far 2016
43
Workshop at Cycling into the
future, Brussels
Workshop at CIVITAS 2016
conference, Gdynia
Sept.
2016
Sept.
2016
44. Coming up 2017
44
‘Blueprint for an EU Cycling Strategy’ to be
presented at the Velo-city conference Arnhem-
Nijmegen
Civitas Conference official handover of the draft
June
2017
2017