Comment: DG: Springfield has passed the "no passing anything out of your car while in a traffic lane" ordinance. To my knowledge, they have not passed or are enforcing a general "no panhandling" ordinance.  Those "no panhandling" ordinances have been consistently found to be unconstitutional.  You can pass ordinances addressing "agressive panhandling", but politely asking someone for a handout has been found to be a first amendment right.  There are, to my knowledge, no quick-fixes to the many problems plaguing Eugene and virtually every urban center in our country.  regards, Gary Crum