Posts tagged Restrooms
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Single-user restrooms are a good idea. How do we make them cost-effective?
Currently, there are a few new bills that would expand access in the Washington region to restrooms built for one primary user at a time, which are considered the gold standard for inclusion. Keep reading…
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National links: How we ended up with nowhere to go
The pandemic made clear that the “public” restrooms we relied on in the US weren’t so public after all. Researchers measure transportation insecurity. Would you drink ultra-filtered waste water? Keep reading…
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As the coronavirus spreads, the need for public handwashing facilities becomes vital
In pre-coronavirus days, about a third of all public restroom users washed their hands. That wasn’t good enough then and it really isn’t good enough now. During this pandemic, we all need to be washing our hands, often! The problem we have now is a lack of public facilities to wash them. Keep reading…
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We need more public restrooms in DC. But how do we make them usable for all?
DC is inching towards increasing its number of public restrooms with the passage of a 2018 law that would add two new facilities and incentivize business owners to open their bathrooms to the public. However, many public restroom designs aren’t accessible to many of their potential users. Keep reading…
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Thanks to DC’s new toilet law, it’s going to be easier to find a place to go
It’s really difficult to find a public bathroom in DC, and advocates say installing more of them would help pregnant people, tourists, the elderly, people experiencing homelessness, and many others. After years of encouragment from activists, the DC Council passed a public bathroom bill in April 2019. So when will we see these new restrooms? Keep reading…
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Gender-neutral bathrooms benefit a lot of people. Our region needs more of them.
Bathroom access might be the most visible battle right now in the wide-ranging fight for transgender civil rights, but the issue is more complex than many people realize. Gender-neutral bathrooms are the most inclusive option and bring real health benefits to real people, but in most of our region, they aren’t yet required. Keep reading…
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The public restroom bill passes: DC is on its way to more clean, safe public restrooms
We are thrilled to report that on Tuesday, December 18 at 2:45 pm the DC Council passed Bill 22-0223, Public Restroom Facilities Installation & Promotion Act of 2018. This a major step forward in addressing the lack of publicly available restrooms in our downtown area. Keep reading…
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DC is very close to funding more public restrooms. Here’s what some people experiencing homelessness think.
On Tuesday, December 4 the DC Council put a bill to fund public restrooms on its consent agenda, meaning it's almost certain to be passed in a final vote next week. GGWash has been partnering with the People for Fairness Coalition to push for more public restrooms downtown. Keep reading…
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Update: DC is one step closer to getting more public bathrooms downtown
In downtown DC, there are only five publicly-available restrooms (they’re off the Mall), and only two of them are available 24 hours. A new bill in front of the DC Council hopes to address this problem, and it’s finally in front of the council for a pair of votes. Can you help us make sure it passes before the end of the year? Keep reading…
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Public bathrooms downtown? Activists say the DC Council should stop stalling
Since 2014, the small group of community activists has met weekly and pushed for access to public restrooms in downtown DC, resulting in a bill introduced by the DC Council in April 2017 that called for the installation and maintenance of stand-alone public restrooms. Keep reading…