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It's weird to think we should build a whole bunch more restrooms when in a city most every business on every block has them. It's really an inhuman thing to tu

It's weird to think we should build a whole bunch more restrooms when in a city most every business on every block has them. It's really an inhuman thing to turn people away from. I vaguely agree with the idea that Starbucks can't scale to provide bathrooms for all of America, but it's similarly irresponsible for a mayor to defer to them. I think the ideal solution is require all commercial bathrooms to be public but also fix whatever is causing an overflow of people to require said bathrooms. I often wonder, if I get food poisoning, what are really my options if a business says I can't use their bathroom. Shit on the floor?

Geonode 4y ago
I agree. And businesses are mostly cool with it. But the problem isn't public use, it's when the most unfortunate people do things in there that result in everything from from cleaning costs to remodeling. And take an hour to do it. If the governments would take care of mental health care we could all use all the bathrooms.
djohnston 4y ago
The people who need them the most are the ones causing all the problems. They shoot up, OD, harass customers, shit on the walls etc. It's their fault this isn't viable, and they aren't even customers. Businesses shouldn't have to deal with them, we should install public toilers near city hall.
_8j50 4y ago
That's not right. Why would a random business be responsible for cleaning up a mess random people leave in their restroom. That makes hiring harder and reduces business. The humane thing to do is to deploy a portolet every other block unless a city maintained public restroom exists. Pay for this with your tax, don't pass the cost to the businesses in the community because that will only cause them to shut down in impoverished areas that need their services. That means less pharmacies, grocery stores, cheap fast food chains housed people that are poor depend in to stay afloat.
- mikkergp 4y ago
  You’re not wrong, and yet how wasteful.

Geonode 4y ago

I agree. And businesses are mostly cool with it. But the problem isn't public use, it's when the most unfortunate people do things in there that result in everything from from cleaning costs to remodeling. And take an hour to do it. If the governments would take care of mental health care we could all use all the bathrooms.

djohnston 4y ago

The people who need them the most are the ones causing all the problems. They shoot up, OD, harass customers, shit on the walls etc. It's their fault this isn't viable, and they aren't even customers. Businesses shouldn't have to deal with them, we should install public toilers near city hall.

_8j50 4y ago

That's not right. Why would a random business be responsible for cleaning up a mess random people leave in their restroom. That makes hiring harder and reduces business. The humane thing to do is to deploy a portolet every other block unless a city maintained public restroom exists. Pay for this with your tax, don't pass the cost to the businesses in the community because that will only cause them to shut down in impoverished areas that need their services. That means less pharmacies, grocery stores, cheap fast food chains housed people that are poor depend in to stay afloat.

mikkergp 4y ago
You’re not wrong, and yet how wasteful.