I want to know where the public water fountains went. Those are arguably a safety feature.
Where did all the public bathrooms go?
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#12I think it stopped once public bathrooms became used for things other than taking a whizz
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#13They were lost due to the tender ministrations of the bottom quintile.
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#14> Notably, they were only intended for use by men.
this complicates public bathrooms quite a bit, and ADA requirements do too... once you've got a place to sit and doors on rooms you've got the vagrancy and drug use problem
though China does ok with the model of a big room with holes in the ground and almost no dividers or affordances at all (everyone brings their own toilet paper, old people bring their own chairs)... they have public workers to hose them out
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#15I am going to start calling the reduction or removal of minor things that helped society "micro regressions".
Is tragedy of the commons overused?
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#16I think it stopped once public bathrooms became used for things other than taking a whizz
Yeah you have to actually hire people to clean them and patrol for homeless weirdos.
Which is why in my country they cost money.
I never really understood the economics of public restrooms in America. Who pays for them?
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#17Strange "For the Classroom" question.
Men seeking same-sex encounters transformed the pissoir into something its planners never intended. Who ultimately determines the meaning of a public space: its designers, authorities, or the people who use it?
The law determines that public space can't be used for any sexual activity.
I'm not sure what constructive classroom discussion you can have when the example is based on the law being broken.
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#18Just switch to porta-potties.
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#19I am going to start calling the reduction or removal of minor things that helped society "micro regressions".
Enpissification?
Re: Where did all the public bathrooms go?
#20I was in France recently and used a public restroom. It had an attendant, and a fee of €0.50. Charging for the restroom is unfortunate, but this setup is certainly better than eliminating public restrooms entirely.