Europejska Federacja Cyklistów (ECF) wspiera 30 km/h

on May 13, 2013

Wczoraj na stronie Europejskiej Inicjatywy Obywatelskiej 30 kmh ukazał się tekst wystąpienia Ceriego Woolsgrove’a, eksperta Europejskiej Federacji Cyklistów (ECF) do spraw bezpieczeństwa drogowego, dotyczący znaczenia wprowadzenia prędkości 30 km/h jako głównej prędkości dopuszczalnej na terenach zabudowanych w Unii Europejskiej. Czas ku temu był sprzyjający, bowiem od 6 do 12 maja trwał drugi już Światowy Tydzień Bezpieczeństwa Ruchu Drogowego ONZ, a stanowisko ECF, zdecydowanie wspierające inicjatywę, zostało zaprezentowane podczas konferencji, która odbyła się 6 maja w Brukseli. Ekspert ECF wskazał także argumenty za przemawiające ze wejściem w życie ograniczenia prędkości do 30 km/h na obszarach zamieszkanych.

Signature Gathering – First Milestones Achieved

on Dec 23, 2012

Good news! Firstly, the software problems are fixed and citizens can now sign in 12 different languages.
And secondly, citizens from all member states of the EU have already signed our initiative. The first hurdle of the EU law on European Citizens´ Initiatives (ECI) has been cleared.
For a successful ECI, at least three requirements of signature gathering must be fulfilled:
1)    Signatures (officially known as “statements of support”) must come from at least 7 countries. This hurdle was easily achieved some days ago. We are now facing the more difficult challenges number two and three:
2)    A minimum number of signatories in at least 7 member states must be gained. The quora differs from country to country. The highest quorum is in Germany (74 250 signatures), the lowest in Cyprus. Luxembourg and Malta (4,500 signatures). We are excitedly anticipating and guessing which country will be the first to meet the quorum?
3)    At least one million valid signatures within one year. This is a real challenge.

Therefore, sign up today and tell all your family, friends and colleagues to do so too.

Welcome to new partners in the Czech Republic

on Dec 21, 2012

Three Czech organisations have just joined our network of partner organisations:

- Nadace Partnerství
- Národní strategie rozvoje cyklistické dopravy,
- Transport Research Centre (CDV)

This means that we have now cleared the magic hurdle of 50 organisations! We are excited to see our campaign growing and give a warm welcome to our new partners!

Problems with the online collection software!

on Dec 11, 2012

This European Citizens´ Initiative is part of a huge experiment. We can sense this every day reading the emails about failures of the collection software. Even more so as we cannot upload other languages due to programming errors. People in Finland, Greece, Portugal – all have to sign an English text, or they must wait.  However,

Ograniczenia prędkości 30 km/h uznane za Europejską Inicjatywę Obywatelską

on Nov 16, 2012

Komisja UE zaakceptowała oficjalnie Europejską Inicjatywę Obywatelską „30 km/godz – ulice przyjazne życiu!”. Decyzja została podjęta po trwającym dwa miesiące sprawdzaniu zgodności tej inicjatywy z prawem. Ten sukces oznacza, że można rozpocząć proces zbierania podpisów pod apelem o wprowadzenie ograniczenia prędkości do 30 km/h w miastach całej Unii Europejskiej.

Initiative accepted for signature gathering

on Nov 14, 2012

The EU Commission has officially accepted our European Citizens´ Initiative “30km/h – making the streets liveable!”. The decision was made after a two-month legal check. This success means that gathering statements fo support for a 30 km/h urban speed limit throughout the whole of the European Union can begin. People can already sign the initiative.Until now, European legislators have acted rather helplessly regarding speed limits. In 1987, the EU Commission announced a legislative procedure to introduce unionwide speed limits. But nothing concrete has happened since, as opponents have claimed that road speed was outside the EU´s remit. This is no longer true. The positive result of the legal check shows that the EU is the right body to set standards like a 30km/h speed limit. This puts an end to a long-lasting stalemate.

Spanish law for 30 km/h in the pipeline?

on Oct 26, 2012

There´s exciting news from our Spanish colleagues:
At the end of the year the Spanish government will launch a new traffic law draft. According to the DG for Traffic issues, Maria Seguí, one of the objectives is to put an end to the privileges of cars,