We need to change our tact here. Smiley is a new mayor who is still pretty ignorant about basic city planning practices. Now is the time to educate him in a supportive way, not alienate him and push him further right by name calling.

I think he’s a pragmatist and he’s just heard more from the few but vocal opponents than he has from supporters and so he thinks this anti-south water street bike path view is the popular one.

Now is the time to letter write to show that many voters support this sort of infrastructure.