I like to think that we're a civilized people. And civilization means having somewhere to go to the bathroom. In the city, you can't just go to the bathroom in public, but very few public restrooms are provided.
They want you to take public transportation, but public transportation means waiting for buses and having a slower travel time. I can get across town in a car in 30 minutes, the equivalent trip takes 2x-3x the amount of time.
So why don't they have public bathrooms available? I mean, isn't it a human right?
They spend billions on these new rail systems, but are there any bathroom facilities included in the stations?
There's an interesting article in the wapo about finding the elusive Metro restroom.
I end up having to use the public library as a waypoint since that's about the only place you can find restrooms easily.
There's a couple of organizations that are focused on restrooms.
The American Restroom Association. "America's advocate for the availability of clean, safe, well designed public restrooms"
ARA article on Fighting for your right to use a restroom.
And PHLUSH, which stands for Public Hygeine Lets Us Stay Human.
http://www.phlush.org/protect-your-toilet-rights/
Heaven help you if you've gotta go and you're in no man's land.
I went to the DMV recently to renew my driver's license and had to wait 2 hours and there was no public restroom...
Maybe we should have something like they have in Amsterdam. (Is that for real?)
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