A “Portland Loo” will be installed at Telegraph Avenue and Channing Way in the coming months
Everyone poops. That’s the title of a children’s book and a fact of life. But a dearth of publicly accessible bathrooms in the Bay Area — and across the U.S. — often forces people to either pay up at a local business, sneak around restricted areas, scope out a secluded corner or just stay home.
Completed in 2020, the citywide study reported Berkeley owned and managed public restrooms at 46 locations — spread around recreation centers, parking garages, sports fields, schools and the marina. Yet, an online survey reported that 82% of locals would use public restrooms more often if they were better cleaned and maintained, while 63% desire access to a sink and soap.
After the upcoming 24-hour latrine is installed in the coming months, it will be only the second such site in the East Bay; Emeryville approved their Portland Loo for $99,000 during the construction of the city’s Joseph Emery Skatepark around 2015, and another $41,000 was needed for installation. “As homelessness continues to increase in Berkeley and throughout the Bay Area, cities must take action to protect the human dignity of their unhoused population,” Robinson wrote in 2019. “Furthermore, public restrooms serve as a boost for tourism and foot traffic. People are more likely to bike, walk, and explore a public space if they know that a restroom is available.”
As the representative for the district, he said Tuesday’s vote is a game changer for nearby small business owners, students, unhoused neighbors and visitors, alike.
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