The article describes two different approaches to promotion of cycling from Denmark and Poland. In the former thepromotion locally from 2009 to 2015 has been supported financially by the national government and where initiatives partlyhave been financed by the national level. In Poland, the promotion has been implemented often as a result of bottom upinitiatives and financed solely on local level often with the support of EU funds. Authors will indicate the strengths of eachapproach and will formulate recommendations for promoting bike strategy based on the best practices.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2017.111