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The Portland Loo is a type of single-occupancy public toilet designed by the city of Portland, Oregon. [1] It is manufactured, sold, and marketed by the Portland-based manufacturer Madden Fabrication under license from the city, [2] [3] for $96,000 each. [4] The first unit was installed in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood in Portland in 2008 ...
The Noe Valley public toilet is a public toilet in the San Francisco neighborhood Noe Valley. The toilet's original proposed cost of $1.7 million inspired media coverage and criticism of the San Francisco government. [ 1 ]
In the US, an infamous case was the murder of a 9-year-old boy in 1998 in a San Diego county public toilet. [107] Increasing public toilet provision can help to protect women from violent attacks. [108] Research studies have found increased risk of women and girls being raped where there is limited or no access to safe toilets at night. [109 ...
A site plan or a plot plan is a type of drawing used by architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and engineers which shows existing and proposed conditions for a given area, typically a parcel of land which is to be modified. Sites plan typically show buildings, roads, sidewalks and paths/trails, parking, drainage facilities, sanitary ...
Section and plan of public toilets in Charing Cross Road, London, 1904. The men's facilities (left) comprise 12 cubicles and 13 urinals; whereas the women's facilities (right) comprise just 5 cubicles. Potty parity is equal or equitable provision of public toilet facilities for females and males within a public space. Parity can be defined by ...
Bathrooms are generally categorized as "master bathroom", containing a shower and a bathtub that is adjoining to the largest bedroom; a "full bathroom" (or "full bath"), containing four plumbing fixtures: a toilet and sink, and either a bathtub with a shower, or a bathtub and a separate shower stall; "half bath" (or "powder room") containing ...
A community toilet scheme or courtesy toilet scheme is a type of initiative originating in the UK, whereby local councils seek to increase the provision of public toilets by encouraging private businesses (typically food and retail outlets) to make their toilets available to members of the public. [1]
When toilets were placed within bathrooms, the original reason was cost savings. [22] In 1876 Edward William Godwin, a progressive architect-designer, drew up affordable housing with the toilet in the bathroom, and faced criticism for it. [29] America and most European countries now combine their toilets and bathrooms. [30]