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There are other solutions besides crazy expensive vandal-proof high-tech toilets. Just look at what they do in Europe. * Large Public restrooms in busy city ce
by crispyambulance 8y ago
There are other solutions besides crazy expensive vandal-proof high-tech toilets. Just look at what they do in Europe.
* Large Public restrooms in busy city centers and transit hubs where you have attendants constantly cleaning the place and charge people to use the facilities.
* Outdoor public urinals that are little more than a drain and a shield. This is an 80% solution that solves the problem of stinking alleys. Much of the time men just need a place to leak during a night of drinking. Women are way better about finding and getting permission to use private restrooms at shops/restaurants.
- m-s 8y agoDid you read the article? The Portland Loo is neither crazy expensive nor high-tech. It's a more inclusive and accessible version of the "public urinal that's little more than a drain and a shield."
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- astura 8y agoThese aren't "crazy expensive vandal-proof high-tech toilets" (which TFA says failed in Seattle); It's an example of "hostile architecture." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_architecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_architecture Outdoor urinals are controversial. https://ktla.com/2018/08/14/open-air-public-urinals-cause-controversy-among-paris-residents/ https://ktla.com/2018/08/14/open-air-public-urinals-cause-co... Of course, the problem with pay toilets is you have to actually have change on you.
- magduf 8y ago>Of course, the problem with pay toilets is you have to actually have change on you. That's true, but in Europe IME, you have to have cash on you anyway because so many places don't accept credit cards.