Simple! Do what the city did in 1994 for the U of O E. 13th Ave. area:

"Restricted area. Curb to sidewalk unlawful to remain 4.807 E.C."

"No skateboarding or dogs permitted E.C 4.427, 5.450"

Why doesn't the downtown have these same protections? We residents and taxpayers should DEMAND these same protections for all our businesses and the public who shops there. THIS HAS TO STOP. It's an open air asylum, and it needs to be addressed now. If it's good enough for the U of O, it's good enough for downtown!

There's your story, Christian - what did the city do for the U of O and it's area businesses 23 years ago, and WHY aren't they doing the same for downtown? It was very controversial, but it WORKED. The city has shown it can protect our public right of ways from this type of behavior. If it works for one part of town, why not everywhere?