I heard once Eugene was the number one city of the United States for bikes being stolen.  I like what the police is doing.  The presence in the parks down town another sign that finally the problems are being addressed.  Downtown has not been the place to go, just not safe anytime, and it should not be that way.  It has addressed and talked to death that no one feels it will be cleaned up.  So with the bike sting, with the presence in the downtown parks, it is being addressed.  These transits, vagabonds, tramps, what ever term you wish to use do not own down town, do not set the rules, and most of all do not contribute in anyway to downtown or the city.  They are feeding off the people, the police are finally stepping in and so my hope is that it is cleaned up and down town can be a place to go again, for shopping, shows, dinner the way it should be.