Call for "assertive" bike advocacy

Really?  More assertive?  In the land of "bike boxes" and "sharrows," some people refuse to be happy.  The power of the protest is that 6% of total commuters who ride bikes have such loud voices you'd expect their number to be much higher.  Maybe automobile drivers should form an advocacy group.

Meeting could spark formation of a "more assertive advocacy group" in Portland

Bike Portland, August 20, 2014. By Jonathan Maus

The first step is showing up.

(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)

Many Portlanders who care about bicycling want to find a way to create more urgency for bike-friendly changes. As we’ve been reporting since May, Portland — once a biking beacon that other cities aspired to — has lost its mojo. With our largest bicycle advocacy organization, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA),choosing to take a more conservative role, some in the community want to start a new advocacy group.