What if you could easily get from home to work using two different bikes and a train? What if such a trip was simple and hassle-free? This is already a reality in the Netherlands with train-bike schemes at many railway stations. The European Parliament is calling for the rollout of an EU Cycling Strategy to encourage more people to use this healthy, quiet and carbon neutral mode of transport.

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Towards an EU Cycling Strategy

you can get anywhere you want at any time."

This is Esther, a Dutch cycling campaigner.

She's commuting home from a day in the office in Utrecht.

the train operator's bike sharing scheme.

"I think what makes the Dutch system unique

is that you can combine your own personal bike

so you don't have to take your bike into the train.

The European Parliament is calling for an EU strategy

"It's historic, for the first time Europe will get

Often cycling was considered just a sport or a pastime.

Now, Europe will consider the bike as a real mode of transport.

So, we need to boost bike use across our regions."

Parliament wants to double the number of kilometers cycled by 2030.

like dedicated bike lanes, secure bike parks

and more integration with other modes of transport,

by speeding up the development of cycle highways

and the 17 routes on the EuroVelo network.

and help reduce congestion and pollution...

Europe's cycling industry and battery manufacturers

should also be supported, boosting access to affordable,

Parliament is calling for 2024 to be designated