Bicycles and Personal Transport

Brussels is having a car-free day next week that's been expanded to include the whole Capital Region

A British couple put a bicycle on the map of Europe with their three-year, 4500-mile cycling odyssey.

A program to get people out of cars and on to bikes gets a new lease

Limerick's Greenway, a 40-mile bike and hike trail, now offers bus service for those who want to cover shorter distances.

Vienna's status as a bicycle city is rising, and it's offering free bike checks to encourage more users.

Bicycle safety issues are getting more attention; in Brussels one of the issues is disappearing bike lane markings.

Ireland's longest greenway take top honors at a European fair.

Belgium is taking a new try at allowing scooters to operate while imposing new rules for safety.

Electric bikes outsold pedal-power in the Netherlands last year, pushing up total spending even as the number of bikes sold dipped.

A change in policy will allow a disused rail tunnel to become a new bicycle route between two Welsh valleys.

Europe has invested a lot of money in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure over the past fifteen years, and more is coming.

What are some benefits of using a hybrid bike on your European vacation? Mark Hensley offers some great reasons to bring your bike along!