PanHandling - an action plan

A Smarter Plan For Ottawa Intersections

🎯 1. Target Safety Focus police & bylaw resources strictly on hazardous conduct, lane blocking, or aggressive behavior.

📊 2. Fix The Data Pull complaints out of the 311 "Other" bucket. Track actual call volumes and outcomes.

🏠 3. Pair With Results Stop circular ticketing loops. Combine enforcement with functional housing-first outreach strategies.

🚧 4. Redesign Medians Use physical infrastructure improvements to make unsafe roadway stepping difficult.

Vote Peter Karwacki Rideau-Rockcliffe

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The Transparency Problem

4% / "OTHER"

Ottawa’s 311 system has no category for intersection panhandling. Your community concerns are buried inside a catch-all bucket that absorbs 1,500 requests a year. We cannot fix what City Hall refuses to track.

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🗳️ VOTE FOR OPEN DATA • VOTE PETER KARWACKI

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Ticketing by itself is expensive motion without progress. The cities that successfully reduce visible street activity combine targeted enforcement with effective outreach and housing support that actually works.

— Peter Karwacki Candidate for Rideau-Rockcliffe

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