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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, they’re not bad. I’ve used them with my kid at a park in MD. It’s a local company and they monitor them remotely. There’s some sort of automated cleaning process too. Since you use a QR code to get in, and they can “ban” people who mess up the bathroom, it’s kind of the opposite of an equity thing isn’t it?[/quote]

If all that is true I support this. I don't even view it as an equity thing. Having clean and functional public toilets in public spaces is a sign of a civilized society. I have always found it weird how rare they are in the US -- it's generally not that hard to find public toilets in European and Asian countries. Sometimes you have to pay a nominal fee or yes use a QR or similar to access but that's fine (and keeps them from becoming homeless shelters or places for prostitution or drugs) but it's just a very normal thing you see in cities around the world that for some reason has been hard to accomplish here.[/quote]

OP here.  My objections are that this thing is absolutely hideous - I’ve seen the versions in Europe and SF and this one is so ugly. And it’s placed literally in the middle of a small landscaped sitting area taking up valuable public space. They could have found a better spot for it. Finally this being DC I am 100% certain it will be destroyed and/or used for drug dealing within a week. [/quote]

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