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1. create "hygiene trucks" - they are semi trailers that are mobile that would provide showers, bathrooms, 'scrubs' style basic clothing. There is a startup in
by resu_nimda 11y ago
1. create "hygiene trucks" - they are semi trailers that are mobile that would provide showers, bathrooms, 'scrubs' style basic clothing.
There is a startup in SF doing exactly this. I've seen their trucks around the Tenderloin. http://lavamae.org/ http://lavamae.org/
[replying to dpark's child comment here] How is this better than a permanent facility? It's got to be way more expensive to build this into a truck.
One reason is that the public bathrooms around the Tenderloin/Civic Center are just constantly fucked up with needles stuck in the drains and other issues, requiring constant maintenance. Most of the time I walk by one it's closed or actively being worked on. With the truck they can probably manage and control it a lot better.
- derefr 11y agoYou could get most of that benefit from just having a guard posted inside a permanent/stationary public bathroom. Heck, that guard could be homeless themselves, paid a bit, and people would jump to take the job. (Vancouver's public bathrooms near the homeless area on Hastings & Main have exactly this setup.)
- lflux 11y agoThis exists in SF, it's called called "Pit Stop SF": http://sfdpw.org/index.aspx?page=1805 http://sfdpw.org/index.aspx?page=1805 and costs over $1mm a year according to the Chron: http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/City-s-latrine-team-tries-to-keep-public-6479253.php http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/City-...