Abstract
The objective of the National Cycling Plan is to initiate new methods and implementation strategies for the promotion of cycling in Germany for the period 2002 to 2012, supply recommendations for action and, in general, to make a contribution towards creating a bicyclefriendly environment. The National Cycling Plan is aimed at all actors in politics, the economy and society but also to individual citizens as active road users. By presenting this plan, the Federal Government acknowledges its active role as a catalyst and moderator in the promotion of cycling. (Author/publisher)