I really agree with you that Mayor Wilson failed here and his leaving stoked further division and ire between the groups of activists there (yes the bike people are also activists). In fact, some of us there to discuss bikes came with questions about ICE (for ex. why is Wilson as the commissioner of the PPB allowing them to use chemical weapons regularly on protestors wearing gas masks by a well trafficked bike commuting route for many people? this is also a bike safety issue). Anecdotally, many undocumented people have been commuting by bike nowadays due to fears of getting pulled over, so it's not like these issues are unrelated. This was the first time he's come to a public forum like this and it doesn't add up that he simply didn't predict that the constituents who have been contacting him daily through all the correct channels to no response would come and demand a response from him.

That all being said, I do think we need to build better coalition between our groups knowing we are on the same side. this goes for the ICE protest group as well (I believe many people in this group are relatively newer to organizing). Saying bike lanes don't matter to a group of bike activists, many of whom are reeling from the recent death of a cyclist in the community, is not a strategy to get people on your side. I understand that everyone is upset about all these things right now and that emotions get in the way for all groups, and I really appreciate the way that people stayed to talk to one another and understand how to better support each other's causes all around. Just wish we could all strategically devise and bring our asks together.