{"id":403,"date":"2012-06-21T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2012\/06\/21\/going-strong-at-25\/"},"modified":"2013-06-14T15:10:45","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T22:10:45","slug":"going-strong-at-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/06\/21\/going-strong-at-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Strong at 25"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\"25<\/a>When a dozen Seattle cyclists gathered in the fall of 1987 to create a new organization, email, Facebook, Twitter, and blogs were the realm of science fiction and fantasy. Those cyclists came together as the Northwest Bicycle Foundation and their vision was a 24\/7 advocacy organization with \u201cmore people bicycling more often.\u201d <\/span>

To say that the world has changed drastically in the last 25 years would be a complete understatement. Indeed, many more people are biking, and millions of dollars are spent on bicycle facilities from trails to safe routes to school to cycle tracks. Today that fledgling group from 1987 is called Washington Bikes and we have grown from a few dozen Seattle advocates to an army of thousands across Washington \u2013 focused on growing bicycling statewide. <\/span><\/span>

And what a quarter century it has been as we\u2019ve grown from an attic office with a part time executive to our new headquarters in Pioneer Square with statewide program managers, and newly hired policy director and development manager. Notable achievements include: <\/span><\/span>
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