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Safe
Safety Programs compliment maintenance services. Both are essential elements to providing a superior 'quality of life' experience in Downtown Rideau. The Rideau BIA pursues, in consultation with police and area stakeholders, the creation, development and management of a variety of safety programs to address 'comfort' levels in Downtown Rideau: Downtown Patrol Ottawa Police Service
The DRBIA works closely with the Ottawa Police to help ensure that Downtown Rideau remains a safe place to work, live and visit. Safety Audits & Lighting
The Rideau BIA, along with the municipal, police and community resources conducts annual safety audits of Downtown Rideau. The audit identifies opportunities to improve safety in the area, which mostly pertain to lighting issues. The BIA contacts property owners and other stakeholders with requests to address concerns noted with their property and does a follow up to determine whether action has been taken. Transit Security
The Rideau BIA recognizes an opportunity to utilize transit security resources in Downtown Rideau and is pursuing discussions with local transit authorities to this end. Discussions could include transit drivers reporting activity to police, increased lighting, video surveillance and late night/early morning vehicle patrols.
Ambiance
Numerous studies conclude that serene music and engaging activity minimizes civil disobedience and loitering in public spaces. In support of this theory, the Rideau BIA is pursuing the installation of music and street theatre performances in high pedestrian traffic areas to discourage negative social behaviour. Loitering
To discourage loitering, and consequently obstruction of entering businesses and the destruction of flowers and trees, the Rideau BIA installed iron "picket" railings on the edges of tree planters along Rideau Street. |
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Downtown Rideau BIA at: info@downtownrideau.com p: 613.241.6211 f: 613.241.8612 111A Rideau St, 2nd floor, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 5X1 |