If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere
Come on, Portland City Hall. Please get with this program.
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Comments (24)
They cost 100 grand a pop, CoP will gladly pay 200 grand and they don't need to work, call the designer.
Posted by phil | January 11, 2008 6:31 AM
I'd be shocked if the CoP could install one of these for less than $250k.
If they're located downtown, they will still get filthy in a few days without human intervention.
Posted by Mister Tee | January 11, 2008 6:55 AM
Yet another example of how human beings can complicate even the most basic activities...
Posted by Larry K | January 11, 2008 7:51 AM
Three 16 inch "servings" of TP maximum?
Posted by PMG | January 11, 2008 7:58 AM
Seattle has had restrooms like this for a few years now. Portland is losing the space potty race!
Posted by Brandon | January 11, 2008 8:25 AM
Portland will not only buy these but they'll screw up the 25 cent charge (billing) to use them.
Posted by Shirley | January 11, 2008 8:33 AM
Seems like they use an awful lot of energy and water, not to mention chemical disinfectant. My guess is that they are not "green" enough for Portland.
Posted by Jonathan Radmacher | January 11, 2008 9:23 AM
15 minute time limit? I'm barely getting started by then!
Posted by Archie Bunker and Al Bundy | January 11, 2008 9:25 AM
They've had them in France for at least 20 years....NYC tried to install them some time back but ran into (no pun) problems because they weren't accessible for wheelchairs.
What we have noticed in traveling-the USA has the filthiest public bathrooms when you can even find one.
Posted by kathe w. | January 11, 2008 9:28 AM
Seems like they use an awful lot of energy and water, not to mention chemical disinfectant. My guess is that they are not "green" enough for Portland.
You're right. Why look at these wasteful contraptions when stairwells and doorways are so carbon neutral.
Posted by cc | January 11, 2008 9:58 AM
I like this one http://www.storyevent.com/one-way-glass-toilet-in-houston-tx
Posted by Nick | January 11, 2008 10:14 AM
I bet soon they will have little monitors installed in those things that will advertise to the captive audience - like they do on newer gas pumps. Ugh.
I can see the sponsors (hello, Charmin?) lining up now!
Posted by Dave | January 11, 2008 10:48 AM
I like this one
hmm, let's see...where have I seen a setup where the customer stands behind a one-way glass pane and drops their pants before?
Posted by ecohuman | January 11, 2008 11:42 AM
Calling Mr. Wiffle....
Posted by Bark Munster | January 11, 2008 12:05 PM
Huh. Oddly enough, a pal of mine living in Germany was just telling me about these yesterday. He said the charge there is 0.30-0.50 euros, so a quarter a session seems pretty cheap. (Of course there are those moments where a person would pay anything to get in one right now. I hope they don't develop desperation-based charges!)
Posted by Alan DeWitt | January 11, 2008 12:20 PM
desperation-based charges
I think the technical term is 'congestion pricing'.
Posted by Allan L. | January 11, 2008 1:00 PM
If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere
Shouldn't those its have a "sh" in front of them?
Posted by none | January 11, 2008 1:09 PM
"I like this one." That's not in Houston;
it's in Switzerland. See Snopes.
Posted by RickN | January 11, 2008 3:01 PM
0.25 for 15 minutes and quiet and spacious? That's cheaper and easy than a motel room with clean sheets!
Posted by Steve | January 11, 2008 3:15 PM
0.25 for 15 minutes and quiet and spacious? That's cheaper and easy than a motel room with clean sheets!
Bingo!
Posted by cc | January 11, 2008 4:13 PM
Grrrrrrrr. Mmmmmmmmm. Whew! Need to eat more bran.
Potty humor.
Posted by Mister Tee | January 11, 2008 9:15 PM
In Portland, what group is more responsible for street-side urination, drunks or homeless?
100K is an amazing price, yikes. And I can't imagine how much it would take to keep these things clean. One hour on a Friday night in Old Town would kill it.
Posted by L7 | January 12, 2008 1:34 PM
I've used these overseas. They are actually not bad. No one can see anything, they do not stink, you can fit four in the space of one porta-potty.
These also worked well.
Posted by John | January 14, 2008 3:00 PM
Vote for Randy Leonard's new restrooms on his website! http://www.portlandonline.com/leonard/
Posted by Carol | January 15, 2008 9:51 PM