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Designing Bathrooms for the Homeless (and Everyone Else)
This photograph from 1865 shows a public pissoir in Paris. These are the forerunners of other public restrooms, but their use was exclusively for men urinating. Credit: Wikipedia Another project by UW students is tailored to 'homeless car campers.' Credit: MyBallard UW students created a compostable toilet from found and donated materials. Credit: U of Washington A Parisian 'Sanisette' or self-cleaning toilet. Credit: Wikipedia Big Blue Bus in Santa Monica recently started replacing benches with stools, explicitly to prevent 'loitering.' Via CurbedLA 'Portland Loos' are public toilets in Portland, OR that are cleaned frequently. Credit: PortlandOregon.gov

This photograph from 1865 shows a public pissoir in Paris. These are the forerunners of other public restrooms, but their use was exclusively for men urinating. Credit: Wikipedia
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This photograph from 1865 shows a public pissoir in Paris. These are the forerunners of other public restrooms, but their use was exclusively for men urinating. Credit: Wikipedia