(July 16) The New York Times reports that the City of Seattle has officially called it quits on its public automated toilets. Randy Leonard is quoted in the story promoting Portland's alternative design (pictured below).
Leonard tells Street Roots that the newly designed restroom will hit the streets in August. The prototype will be located next to the Estate Hotel on 3rd & Couch.
The prototype restroom designed through Leonard's office comes at only a fraction of the price other cities are paying for public restrooms.
Leonard says the city will watch how it (public restroom) is used and stand(s) up to use before implementing up to 10 of the restrooms throughout Portland.
(New public restroom design. Image courtesy of Randy Leonard's office.)
Posted by Israel Bayer