Spearheaded by Alds. Daniel La Spata and Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 19 alderpeople have signed on to a resolution calling for the creation of a city-run pilot program to make more bathrooms accessible throughout Chicago’s neighborhoods.
Why not implement San Francisco’s wildly successful program. They have designated every third section of sidewalk as a public toilet at no cost. They rely on residents for clean up and sanitation. The SF public toilets get more use than the city council had expected and are now designating every other section of sidewalk to be a public toilet. If it works in San Fran it will work in chicago
Fed up neighbor
4 years ago
Put out portable potty’s
GM
4 years ago
Quote: “The more that we talked both to residents, to those experiencing homelessness and those who have homeless neighbors, it felt like a logical thing that we could do that would improve hygiene for those experiencing really deep needs, and also create a better quality of life for all of our neighbors,” La Spata said…” I’ve worked for homeless agencies, and have served the homeless in other capacities. I can state *absolutely* that the street homeless WILL trash *any* public restroom facilities. Street people will use the restrooms for sex, to use drugs, to sleep in and to live in.… Read more »
Why not implement San Francisco’s wildly successful program. They have designated every third section of sidewalk as a public toilet at no cost. They rely on residents for clean up and sanitation. The SF public toilets get more use than the city council had expected and are now designating every other section of sidewalk to be a public toilet. If it works in San Fran it will work in chicago
Put out portable potty’s
Quote: “The more that we talked both to residents, to those experiencing homelessness and those who have homeless neighbors, it felt like a logical thing that we could do that would improve hygiene for those experiencing really deep needs, and also create a better quality of life for all of our neighbors,” La Spata said…” I’ve worked for homeless agencies, and have served the homeless in other capacities. I can state *absolutely* that the street homeless WILL trash *any* public restroom facilities. Street people will use the restrooms for sex, to use drugs, to sleep in and to live in.… Read more »